OREANDA-NEWS. The situation around Iran threatens the efforts of recent years to stabilize the region and combat the terrorist group "Islamic State" (ISIS, banned in the Russian Federation). This was announced on Wednesday in Brussels by the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell.

"One thing is clear to us - the current events jeopardize the efforts of recent years to stabilize the region, and also have consequences for the important work of the coalition against Daish", he said, emphasizing that the escalation of violence is disadvantageous to anyone. Borrel noted that the foreign ministers of 28 EU countries will discuss the situation around Iran at an emergency meeting on January 10. "We will discuss what the EU can do in the short and long term to stabilize the region", he informed.

Borrell said that the board of the European Commission considered, inter alia, the issue related to the Iranian nuclear deal. "We also discussed the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan on the Iranian Nuclear Program, which is more important today than ever. I invited Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif to Brussels. Maybe we will meet soon", he added.