���������� On April 5, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Araghchi spoke over the phone.

On behalf of Russia, Sergey Lavrov expressed hope that efforts taken by certain countries to de-escalate tensions around Iran would succeed for the sake of a lasting and sustainable normalisation of the situation in the Middle East, whereby the United States’ abandoning the language of ultimatums and returning to negotiations would be instrumental.

The Ministers spoke out against any actions, including within the UN Security Council, that could undermine the remaining chances for promoting political and diplomatic efforts to settle the crisis.

Both Sides stressed the importance of immediately ceasing the reckless and illegal attacks on civilian, industrial, and energy infrastructure, including the Bushehr NPP, which operates under the IAEA safeguards. They also noted that it was unacceptable to create threats to the lives and health of the power plant’s workers, or risks of a radioactive disaster for the entire region.

Sergey Lavrov offered his condolences following the death of the plant’s Iranian worker.

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