Bangladesh, June 27 -- United Nations, June 27 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The European Union (EU) on Wednesday firmly supported the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known at the Iran nuclear deal, regretted over U.S. withdrawal from the deal and asked Iran to implement the agreement.

The current and future EU members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) expressed a unified position on the JCPOA, noting that in the current context, "it is more important than ever" to preserve the deal and Resolution 2231, which endorsed the JCPOA on Iran's nuclear program. The Security Council held its semi-annual briefing on the implementation of Resolution 2231 on Wednesday.

"We, as the current and future European Union members of the...