Russian President Vladimir Putin has put forward a new initiative aimed at solving the Iranian issue — according to him, all the more acute and threatens to escalate into full-scale conflict. He proposed to convene an emergency online conference with the participation of the permanent members of the UN security Council, Germany and Iran. The initiative came a few hours before the end of voting in the security Council on the question of extension of the arms embargo against Tehran. The resolution was drafted the US and caused the rejection of Russia and China. In his statement Vladimir Putin has never mentioned the United States, however, the words about inadmissibility “of blackmail and dictatorship” did not leave room for interpretations. The first initiative was supported by the President of France Emmanuel macron.”Discussions on the Iranian issue in the UN Security Council becoming more and more strained. The situation escalates. Sound baseless accusations against Iran. Developed draft resolutions aimed at breaking the previous unanimous Council decisions”,— listed the problems of Vladimir Putin, announcing its offer to convene the summit. Calling for a Joint comprehensive plan of action (SVPD) on Iran’s nuclear program “a major political and diplomatic achievement,” he said, Russia remains fully committed to this document. But some other countries, as hinted by Vladimir Putin, allow yourself to “blackmail and dictatorship”, not only in the middle East.The statement of the President of the Russian Federation was dedicated to the voting in the UN Security Council on a us draft resolution concerning the extension of the licensing regime of arms deliveries to Iran. Now the country wants to sell weapons to Iran, could in theory try to do it, asking for a resolution to the security Council, but it is clear that Washington will block the deal. This mode was part of the AGREEMENT and in accordance with the agreements, was to survive until October 18, 2020.The United States believes that to abolish the current regime does not. “We’re going to do everything I can, using the entire diplomatic Arsenal to ensure that the arms embargo is not over,” said Friday at a press conference in Vienna, US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo. At the same time the members of the UN Security Council voted on the draft resolution.Because coronavirus restrictions of voting conducted in written form, and given them 24 hours. Expired in 0:30 Moscow time, but the outcome of the vote beforehand, there is little doubt. Perhaps the only Advisor to the US President for national security Robert O’brien on Thursday expressed the hope that “Russia and China will make the right choice.” But he added: if the American proposal still does not pass, the U.S. will be able to use “other tools to make sure that Iran ��e will obtain weapons”. The details he chose not to disclose.Indeed, Moscow and Beijing stood against the extension of the embargo. The Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov previously noted that there is no legal or other reason to reconsider the arrangement, according to which the current regime will end October 18. “The United States attempt to renew the arms embargo against Iran is a violation of Washington 2231 a resolution of the UN security Council,” said on Friday Moscow’s position, Russia’s permanent representative to the international organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov. From Beijing sounded similar comments. And representatives of Iran on Thursday said the U.S. initiative “not aimed at maintaining international peace and stability.” As noted in the mission of the Islamic Republic at the United Nations, promoting the draft resolution, the administration of Donald trump decides its internal tasks.Given that Washington has no intention to cut rates in the Iranian game, Vladimir Putin, it seems, and launched their initiative about the online summit with the participation of the permanent members of the security Council (Britain, China, Russia, USA and France) and Germany and Iran. “We call on our partners to carefully weigh the offer. The alternative — continued tension, increasing the risk of conflict. Such development must be avoided,” he said, calling the matter is urgent, and the situation is close to “dangerous line”.In addition, President Putin has offered colleagues “to agree on the parameters of collaboration to facilitate the formation of the Persian Gulf reliable security mechanisms and confidence-building measures”. We are talking about the incarnation in the life of Russia in 2019 updated concept of security in the Persian Gulf. In particular, the document suggested the establishment of a mechanism for monitoring military-political situation and the peaceful overcoming of arising contradictions, strengthening the dialogue between the military departments and experts, the conclusion of an agreement on arms control, the establishment of demilitarized zones. In the future the region could be created an international organization similar to the Organization for security and cooperation in Europe. However, as previous proposals made by Moscow in the 1990s and 2000s years, the concept of 2019 yet remained only on paper.”Russia is based on our traditional attention to the situation in the middle East and in the Persian Gulf could not remain aloof from the dangerous development of events around Iran. We strive to reverse the negative developments and to resolve disputes not by military and diplomatic means. Washington in its attempts to put pressure on Iran has gone too far. The same position is held e��Ropazi. In the end, his proposal to hold an urgent meeting Moscow has put American politicians in a difficult position”,— said “Kommersant” the Deputy Chairman of the Association of Russian diplomats Andrei Baklanov. According to him, the need for a new General conversation on Iran is long overdue and even if you fail to call a meeting promptly, the Russian proposal will still be relevant.”Know from personal experience that the Americans have also different approaches. During a recent online meeting with experts from the US General Wesley Clark, who has always been considered a hawk, said that the situation around Iran is overkill and very dangerous. He put forward an interesting initiative of the creation of the Oman centre reduce military dangers in the Persian Gulf region,— said Andrey Baklanov, by comparison with the proposals in the framework of the Russian concept of 2019: — We continue to hold expert meetings to discuss this concept. The first was in September last year, the second is planned for November. I hope that after this discussion with the expert will be released on the official level. And I also hope that in November the meeting will be attended by not only the British, as last year, but the Americans do”.At the same time Mr. Baklanov said that the Russian experts have discussed their vision for the bilateral meeting with the Americans — this happened in February in Montreux, Switzerland. Another meeting, which will discuss the situation in Syria and in the Gulf region, is scheduled for early autumn.As for the idea of Vladimir Putin, first responded positively to her, the President of France Emmanuel macron. But overall, Moscow has yet to collect feedback and responses of potential participants in the online summit. Unknown date of the meeting, nor its exact agenda. So it is possible that the coming discussion on the Iranian theme will be held still on a much lower level of political Directors. As has informed yesterday “RIA Novosti” a diplomatic source, the meeting of the Joint Commission for the implementation of the AGREEMENT is planned for early September.Pavel Tarasenko, Marianna Belenkaya
