JCPOA opened new horizons for closer Tehran- Amsterdam ties: Dutch FM

Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders says the agreement clinched between Iran and six other countries over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program has opened up new horizons for closer Tehran-Amsterdam cooperation on different fronts.

The agreement shows that the policy of dialog wins over the language of threat in today’s world, Koenders said in a meeting with Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Sunday.

On July 14, Iran and the P5+1 countries – the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia plus Germany – reached a nuclear agreement dubbed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in the Austrian capital, Vienna.

Under the JCPOA, limits will be put on Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for, among other things, the lifting of all economic and financial bans against the Islamic Republic.

Koenders said his country stands ready to enhance its relations with Iran, adding that the Dutch government and parliament support the promotion of reciprocal political and economic ties as well as closer cooperation in such areas as energy and agriculture.

The visiting Dutch foreign minister further also said that the recent crises in the region and the spread of terrorism pose a global threat.

He hit out at certain countries for sponsoring terrorists, saying the financial and arms support that some states offer to terror groups will further stoke instability and insecurity in the Middle East and across the world.

The Iranian parliament speaker, in turn, urged closer cooperation between the two countries in different areas.

“The good history of relations and cooperation between the Netherlands and the Islamic Republic of Iran has laid the groundwork for the promotion of political, economic and cultural ties, particularly parliamentary relations, which should be utilized,” said the top parliamentarian.

He further stressed the importance of continued consultations between Iran and the European Union (EU) on various regional and international issues.

“The settlement of the current challenges and crises in the region and in the world requires international will and determination and the cooperation of all countries,” Larijani said.

He said Iran has always stressed the necessity to use dialog and political solutions to deal with the challenges facing the region.

Syria and Iraq are among a number of regional countries grappling with foreign-sponsored militancy and terrorism. The Takfiri Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group, which is actively operating in the two countries, receives various direct and indirect forms of support from several regional as well as extra-regional countries.

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