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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia wants Iran to continue its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
Iran's parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to suspend cooperation with the IAEA, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, after Israel and the United States bombed Iran's nuclear sites with the aim of preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
Iran denies any such intention. Russia, which has a strategic partnership with Iran, has condemned the Israeli and U.S. strikes and says Tehran has the right to a peaceful nuclear energy programme.
Lavrov noted that the Iranian parliament did not have executive power so its decision was advisory in nature.
"We are interested in Iran's cooperation with the IAEA continuing," he told a press conference.
"We are interested in everyone respecting the Supreme Leader of Iran, who has repeatedly stated that Iran does not and will not have plans to create nuclear weapons."
(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Writing by Gleb Stolyarov; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Russia wants Iran to continue its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Iran's parliament approved a bill to suspend cooperation with the IAEA after Israel and the United States bombed Iran's nuclear sites.
Russia condemned the Israeli and U.S. strikes and affirmed that Tehran has the right to a peaceful nuclear energy program.
Lavrov noted that the Iranian parliament's decision was advisory in nature and did not have executive power.
Lavrov emphasized the importance of respecting Iran's Supreme Leader, who has stated that Iran does not plan to create nuclear weapons.
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