07 July 2016

News Story: China, Iran to jointly promote implementation of Iranian nuclear deal

BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- China and Iran have pledged to cooperate to promote the implementation of a comprehensive agreement on Iranian nuclear issue.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, at the invitation of his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, had a telephone conversation on Wednesday with Zarif, in which they exchanged views on China-Iran relations and the implementation of the comprehensive nuclear agreement.

Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a successful state visit to Iran in January and the two countries upgraded their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Wang said, adding that both sides have made positive progress in implementing the consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries.

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