The missile programme budget is basically Iran's business.
It is not prohibited from having this programme.
There are no legal bans in UN Security Council resolutions on this issue.
As for Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's statement
that Tehran may quit the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)
that was concluded to resolve
the situation around Iran's nuclear programme,
I hope this won't take place.
I also hope the United States
will not violate its JCPOA commitments, either.
As is known,
in line with the periodic reviews mandated by US law,
the United States has certified that Iran
is meeting its commitments under the JCPOA.
However, in parallel Washington has imposed
new unilateral sanctions on Iran.
It explained that these sanctions do not concern
Iran's nuclear programme or the JCPOA
but reflect US discontent with Tehran's actions in other areas,
including human rights and its conduct in the region.
There may be only one response to this.
Unilateral sanctions are unacceptable in principle and irresponsible
if they are used to change in one's favour a well-calibrated balance
(as is the case with the Iran nuclear deal)
because they may upset this balance.
One shouldn't resort to such provocations because
the matter deals not even with national interests of a country
but with an enormous region
where we are interested in ensuring a nuclear-free status.
Now I would like to make the second point in this context.
We have suggested reaching an honest deal more than once –
if a package of economic measures of influence
on any country be it the DPRK or Iran is being agreed upon
in the UN Security Council and a resolution is adopted,
all parties should assume commitments to limit themselves
to this negotiated package of sanctions and not to come up
with unilateral restrictions so as to make up
for what has not become part of the collective package.
The Americans are vehemently opposed although
it is hard to reject this principle.
It will remain an urgent imperative.
We will continue upholding it in all subsequent discussions
and have already made corresponding statements
at the UN Security Council consultations.
This is a position of principle shared by many of our partners.
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