Cailian Press, July 22nd – According to Reference News, on July 21st local time, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Bagheri stated during a regular meeting that Iran will hold trilateral talks with China and Russia regarding the issue of its nuclear program. Bagheri mentioned that over the past year, Iran has engaged in fruitful consultations with China and Russia on the “rapid recovery of sanctions” mechanism, focusing on tracking the implementation of the nuclear agreement. At the same time, Bagheri criticized European countries for using this mechanism as a tool to threaten Iran.
Iran to Negotiate Nuclear Issue with Germany, France, and UK; Chinese Response (China News Service)
Beijing, July 21st (Zeng Yue) – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jia Kun hosted a regular meeting on July 21st.
A question was raised: The Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed that it would hold talks with Germany, France, and the UK in Turkey on July 25th regarding the nuclear issue. What is China’s comment on this?
Guo Jia Kun: The issue of Iran’s nuclear program concerns peace and security in the Middle East and the international non-proliferation regime. China has consistently advocated for peaceful resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue through political and diplomatic means, which is the only correct path forward. We call on all relevant parties to move towards each other and make efforts to bring the Iranian nuclear issue back onto the track of political resolution. (End)
