US-Iran negotiations key to regional stability, Lavrov tells UAE, urges support

US-Iran negotiations key to regional stability, Lavrov tells UAE, urges support Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov urged support for ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran during a phone call with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to Russia’s Foreign Ministry. “The Russian side emphasised the need to focus on supporting the ongoing negotiations between Iran and the USA,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that Moscow does not want “to jeopardise the prospects for stabilisation by resuming hostilities”. Russia has repeatedly called for diplomatic efforts to prevent further escalation in the Middle East amid continuing tensions surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov urged support for ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran during a phone call with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to Russia’s Foreign Ministry.

“The Russian side emphasised the need to focus on supporting the ongoing negotiations between Iran and the USA,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that Moscow does not want “to jeopardise the prospects for stabilisation by resuming hostilities”.

Russia has repeatedly called for diplomatic efforts to prevent further escalation in the Middle East amid continuing tensions surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.