News - Middle East: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Tokyo supports the talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and is ready to help the sides in this regard.

Kishida made the remark in a meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who arrived in Tokyo on Sunday night in the first Japan visit by a top Iranian diplomat since 2019.
He said Japan supports the continuation of positive interaction between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Meanwhile, Japan's Foreign Ministry announced that the prime minister called on Iran to take constructive measures, including the full and unconditional cooperation under a joint statement issued by Iran and the IAEA in March.
At the end of a two-day visit to Tehran in March by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Iran and the UN nuclear agency issued a joint statement in which both sides recognized that bilateral positive engagements can pave the way for wider agreements among state parties.