Iran’s President set to visit China as powers scramble to save nuclear deal
Hassan Rowhani’s visit to Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit next month follow US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of agreement
China will host Iranian President Hassan Rowhani next month at a regional summit aimed at avoiding disruption of joint projects, its foreign ministry said on Monday, as major powers scramble to save Iran’s nuclear deal after the United States pulled out.
Rowhani will pay a working visit to China and attend the summit of the China and Russia-led security bloc the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the ministry said.
It did not give exact dates for his visit, but the summit is scheduled to be held on June 9 to 10 in the coastal Chinese city of Qingdao in Shandong province.
Iran is currently an observer member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, though it has long sought full membership.
“Our hope is that China and Iran will have close consultation on the basis of observing the deal and push forward development of bilateral cooperation,” Chinese deputy foreign minister Zhang Hanhui said at a briefing.