Iran, China FMs hold talks on bilateral ties, intl. developments

Foreign ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the People’s Republic of China, in an online discussion, exchanged viewpoints on bilateral relations, the developments in Afghanistan and the negotiations for the removal of illegal US sanctions against the Iranian nation.

Foreign ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the People’s Republic of China, in an online discussion, exchanged viewpoints on bilateral relations, the developments in Afghanistan and the negotiations for the removal of illegal US sanctions against the Iranian nation.
The Iranian foreign minister hailed the positive developments in the mutual relations over the past several months, stressing that the necessary preparations for implementation of economic agreements between the two countries are in place and the relevant details will be presented to the Chinese side as soon as possible.
Hossein Amir Abdollahian condemned the US meddling in the international affairs of China under different pretexts and Washington’s attempts to politicize sports, including by preventing Iranian sports’ teams from accessing financial resources as well as the US threat not to take part in the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The foreign minister touched on the multilateral consultations of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the 4+1 group of countries, and the visit by the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency to Tehran.
“Basic agreement was reached during this visit for the resolution of technical issues with the agency and we seek to issue a joint statement as soon as possible.”
He said, “The Islamic Republic of Iran enters the Vienna talks with full determination to achieve a good agreement, and seeing the illegal withdrawal of the US [from the nuclear deal] and the European parties’ failure to fulfill their obligations, if they attend the Vienna talks with the necessary will for the implementation of their obligations, getting an agreement quickly will be possible.”
The foreign minister also talked about the recent visit by the special envoy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Kabul. He said, during the talks with the Taliban as the governing body in Afghanistan, emphasis was placed on the significance of the formation of a comprehensive government and the need for borders between the two countries to be kept open for the provision of the requirements of the people of Afghanistan.
Wang Yi, the member of the Chinese State Council and the country’s foreign minister, during the meeting, once more extended an invitation to his Iranian counterpart for a visit to Beijing, and underlined the need for following up on the different aspects of bilateral ties.
He described the resumption of the talks and the visit by the IAEA director general to Tehran as positive, and said the position of the Islamic Republic of Iran concerning the revival of the nuclear deal is fair.  He also expressed China’s opposition to any extreme measure on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
The Chinese foreign minister underlined the need for strengthening the initiative by Afghanistan’s neighbors to help its people and the establishment of peace and stability in the country.
He said, in line with the same endeavor, the third meeting of the neighbors of Afghanistan will be held in China.
It should be mentioned that Wednesday’s webinar between the foreign ministers of Iran and China was the fourth such event over the past three months.