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China to push for revival of talks on Iran nuclear deal
- Xi Jinping tells Ebrahim Raisi that Beijing supports Iran in safeguarding national sovereignty
- The Iranian president says his country will play an active part in the Belt and Road Initiative
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China will continue to play a constructive part in pushing for an early resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue, President Xi Jinping told his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi in Beijing on Tuesday.
“China will continue to constructively participate in the negotiations on resuming Iran’s nuclear agreement,” Xi told Raisi at a meeting at the Great Hall of the People.
Xi also said Beijing attached great importance to bilateral ties and “will never waver no matter how the international and regional situation changes”.
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“China supports Iran in safeguarding national sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national dignity, and resisting unilateralism and bullying, and it opposes interference by external forces in Iran’s internal affairs and undermining of Iran’s security and stability,” state broadcaster CCTV quoted Xi as saying.
Without naming the United States, Raisi echoed Xi’s comments on external forces, adding that Tehran also backed Beijing’s safeguards on national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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In addition, he pledged that Iran would actively take part in the Belt and Road Initiative, China’s global infrastructure development strategy.
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