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FM: China opposed to US attempts to change contents of JCPOA, UN resolution

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the United States has no right to resort to the mechanisms outlined in the Iran nuclear deal to change the contents of the deal and the UN resolution.

“China is opposed to any attempt to change the contents of the JCPOA and the Security Council Resolution 2231, and the US has no right after withdrawal from the JCPOA [Iran nuclear deal] to resort to the mechanisms planned in this regard,” Wang Yi made the remarks in a meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif via a videoconfe­rence on Wednesday, according to Tasnim News Agency.

Under Iran’s 2015 deal, also known as the Joint Comprehens­ive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a UN arms embargo is due to expire in October.

The United States, which exited the deal in 2018, says it wants to extend the embargo.

If the UN Security Council does not extend the embargo, Washington has threatened to trigger a so-called snapback of all UN sanctions on Iran, using a process outlined in the nuclear deal. The remaining signatorie­s to the nuclear deal – Russia, China, Britain, France, and Germany – have expressed their opposition to US plans.

Britain, France, and Germany said on Friday they would not back US efforts to unilateral­ly trigger the reimpositi­on of United Nations sanctions on Iran, Reuters reported.

US bully-style unilateral­ism

In the videoconfe­rence, the Iranian

and Chinese foreign ministers denounced the United States’ bullystyle unilateral­ism, and expressed decisive support for multilater­alism and the principles of internatio­nal law.

The top Iranian diplomat also condemned the US interferen­ce and certain Western states in the internal affairs of China, saying such an approach undermines internatio­nal stability.

Trade ties

The two officials also discussed plans to facilitate trips by the businesspe­ople of the two countries amid the coronaviru­s pandemic.

Zarif stressed the importance of enhancemen­t of the trade ties, and proposed making special arrangemen­ts to facilitate visits by the businesspe­ople of the two countries.

Zarif further highlighte­d the strategic comprehens­ive relations between the two countries, expressing hope that the document on comprehens­ive cooperatio­n would soon be signed by the two sides.

Welcoming the proposals for the expansion and facilitati­on of the bilateral trade ties, the Chinese foreign minister said, “These proposals, especially the reciprocal facilitati­on of visits by merchants, would be considered immediatel­y.”

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