Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov responded on Sunday to President Donald Trump's call to decertify the Iran deal, saying, "If it's not broke, don't fix it," The Hill reported.
"There is an American saying our overseas colleagues often use in such situations: 'If it's not broke, don't fix it,'" Ryabkov told Russian news agency TASS.
"It seems to be a wrong way to follow, as the existing documents are working quite efficiently," he added.
Ryabkov referenced a comment made earlier in the day by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson who said officials were looking at amending the agreement with Iran or developing a new plan over their nuclear weapons program. Ryabkov suggested improvements could be made through the "implementation of the existing agreements by the U.S. side."
"Iran is fully implementing its liabilities, which cannot be said about the United States," Ryabkov said.
He said Moscow would stress to Iran "the importance of keeping the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)" deal going.
On Friday, Trump said he wouldn't certify that Iran was complying with the 2015 nuclear agreement, accusing the state of committing "multiple violations of the agreement." He said the deal no longer served U.S. security interests.
"I am announcing today that we cannot and will not make this certification," Trump said on Friday.
The task will now fall to Congress, which has 60 days to determine whether or not to impose economic sanctions against Iran previously eased under the JCPOA.
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