The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to ratify the landmark nuclear agreement signed between Iran and the group of P5+1 countries, Syrian news agency SANA reported. The resolution, which holds the number 2231, will end sanctions against Iran, after a series of measures have been taken. According to the text of the resolution, seven resolutions issued by the Security Council in 2006 that include bans on Iran will be discontinued gradually. The resolution calls for a full implementation of the time table agreed upon in the agreement in Vienna and urges Member States to facilitate this process. Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin said after adoption of the resolution that the nuclear deal with Iran is considered to be a new page in the history of the UN Security Council, according to the news agency. Churkin stressed that his country will do whatever possible to ensure the success of the agreement, of which he hoped that it would be considered a landmark achievement in the continued efforts in to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction. He pointed out that UN Security Council resolution recognizes Iran's right to peaceful use of nuclear energy, including uranium enrichment under the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) censorship. The Russian diplomat explained that it will gradually remove all sanctions imposed on Iran according to transparent mechanisms and steady steps that are based on trust between Iran and the IAEA, which will resolve any dispute that may happen during the implementation of the agreement. Iran and P5+1 signed a final nuclear agreement on 14th of July in Vienna, after several rounds of intensive negotiations between the two sides, which lasted about 22 months.