President Xi calls for early resolution of Iran nuclear issue
China's President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for the early and proper resolution of the Iran nuclear issue while expressing his support for the Islamic Republic in safeguarding its rights and interests, according to Chinese state media.
'China supports Iran in safeguarding national sovereignty' and 'resisting unilateralism and bullying,' President Xi said in a statement carried by Chinese state TV on its website on Tuesday.
His comments came as China hosted President Raisi on his first state visit to the Asian economic giant and the first by an Iranian president in 20 years.
China's President Xi called for a proper resolution to the Iran nuclear issue as he expressed Beijing's 'solidarity' with Iran amid international uncertainty.
China will continue to 'participate constructively' in talks to resume negotiations on implementing the Iran nuclear agreement, Xi Jinping told Raisi in talks in Beijing.
A 2015 nuclear agreement limited Iran's uranium enrichment programme to make it harder for Tehran to develop nuclear arms in return for lifting international sanctions. Iran says it was further developing nuclear energy for peaceful reasons.
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