"We are always in favor of talks, the more people talk, the more people understand each other the better, on the basis of clarity and on the basis of respect," Mogherini said as she arrived for a meeting of EU foreign and defense ministers in Helsinki, AFP reported.
But she added "first and foremost what is existing needs to be preserved" -- specifically the 2015 deal known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA.
"We will always advocate for the full respect by all sides of the UNSC resolutions and that includes the JCPOA," she said.
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