MNA � Iran�s permanent envoy to Vienna-based intl. organizations highlighted the effective role of Group of 77 in countering unilateral coercive measures and promoting multilateralism.







Iranian envoy�Kazem Gharibabadi made the remark in a meeting with his counterpart from Ecuador, which holds the rotating presidency of Group of 77 at the�United Nations � a coalition of�developing nations with an aim to promote its members' collective�economic�interests.

During the meeting, Gharibabadi voiced Iran�s readiness to expand cooperation with G77 for actualization of the coalition�s objectives, and stressed the role of G77 in guiding the activities of international organizations, particularly the IAEA, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization�(INIDO), and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in line with the interests of developing nations, aimed at creating a balance in the decision-making process of these organizations.

The Iranian envoy then censured the US President Donald Trump�s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, saying �the Trump administration is seeking to impose unilateralism and mount a serious confrontation with multilateralism through withdrawing from international agreements, including the JCPOA.�

He went on to add, �fortunately, the US has remained completely isolated in following this policy, and the international community has sided with Iran in challenging US� unilateral measures.�

For his part, the Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations (Vienna), Carlos Alberto Jativa Naranjo, voiced support to the Iran nuclear deal as well as the Islamic Republic�s measures within the framework of cooperation with the IAEA, expressing hope that the nuclear accord would be implemented fully by all sides to the agreement.