Iran FM to visit China today for consultations on nuclear talks
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit China on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said, ahead of a third round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington due on Saturday in Oman.
The visit to China comes after a trip to Russia last week, where he discussed the latest developments in talks between Tehran and Washington over Iran’s nuclear program.
After the visit to Russia, Araghchi told state TV that Tehran always closely consults with its friends, Russia and China, over the nuclear issue.
“It is natural that we will consult and brief China over the latest developments in Iran-US indirect talks,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said, adding that Beijing can play a constructive role in this process.
China was a signatory to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
The landmark accord was also signed by four other permanent UN Security Council members – Britain, France, Russia, and the United States – along with Germany and the European Union.
Those countries were party to the agreement and so “consultations must continue with them,” Baqaei said.
A third round of US-Iranian talks, mediated by Oman and involving Araghchi and Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, are due to take place in the capital Muscat on Saturday.