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Tuesday 19 January 2016 - 09:40
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Canada says ready to restore diplomatic ties with Iran

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeausays his country is getting ready to resume diplomatic relations with Iran following a four-year break in ties.

On Monday, Trudeau said that the subject will certainly be discussed at an upcoming cabinet meeting.

Referring to the implementation of thenuclearagreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries,Trudeau said that Tehran hasmade "significant movement towards respecting international expectations."

"That is something positive and I expect there will be (diplomatic) links now between Canada and Iran," he noted.

Trudeau, who assumed office in November last year,made the remarks a day afterCanadian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Diontold reporters that Ottawa is yet to decide on lifting sanctions on Iran and join the European Union and the United States in doing business with Tehran.

The former Canadian government broke ties with Iran in 2012.

On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policychief Federica Mogheriniannouncedthat sanctions imposed on Tehran have been lifted as the nuclear agreement cameinto force after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)confirmed Iran had kept its commitments to the historic deal.

Iran andthe P5+1 countries --theUnited States, Britain,Russia,China, France and Germany-- finalized the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action inViennaon July 14, 2015.

By Press TV
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