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BRUSSELS, Feb 22 (KUNA) -- European Union foreign ministers began Monday a physical meeting to discuss a number of issuesآ including the Iran nuclear deal, relations with Russia, Myanmar, Horn of Africa, Sahel, Southern neighbourhood.
"On the nuclear deal with Iran there are important diplomatic contacts taking place with all parties, including the United States,آ in order to see if it is possible for the United States to come back to the Iran nuclear deal that was abandoned by the Trumpآ administration. I think it is a way for Iran to go back to the fulfilment of their nuclear obligations," EU High Representative Josep Borrell said in an online statement ahead of the meeting.
"On Myanmar, we are seeing an increasing violent aftermath of the military coup and there, also, we have to react swiftly to theآ violations of human rights and the attack against demonstrators with - I am sorry to say it - several casualties, people being killedآ during these demonstrations," he said.
"On Russia, it is clear that Russia is in a confrontational course with the European Union. There is going to be an important discussion among Foreign Affairs Ministers on how to react to this and I hope we do it in a united and determined way. Let us see the results of theآ discussions today," he said.
"And a very important issue is that we are going to have a meeting with our colleague, the new Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken.آ That will be an occasion to enhance the importance of our renewed transatlantic relations," added Borrell. (end)
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