{"id":56332,"date":"2025-03-18T10:34:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T07:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/?p=56332"},"modified":"2025-03-18T10:34:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T07:04:41","slug":"iran-russia-china-meeting-key-step-in-resolving-nuclearissue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/en\/56332\/iran-russia-china-meeting-key-step-in-resolving-nuclearissue\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran-Russia-China meeting key step in resolving nuclearissue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi has described Iran-Russia-China meeting in Beijing as an important step in resolving nuclear issue, calling the US\u2019s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal \u201cthe root cause of all problems\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Gharibabadi said on Friday that putting an end to \u201cillegal and unilateral\u201d sanctions against Iran was among key issues of the talks during the tripartite meeting and its joint statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe joint statement emphasizes the settlement of Iran&#8217;s nuclear issue through political and diplomatic dialogue and stresses [the need] to end all forms of sanctions, pressure, and threats,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, diplomats from Iran, Russia and China met in Beijing for talks on Tehran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint statement issued at the end of the Beijing meeting, China and Russia welcomed Iran\u2019s reiteration that its nuclear program is exclusively for peaceful purposes and also welcomed Iran\u2019s commitment to full compliance with its obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and Comprehensive Safeguard Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing and Moscow stressed the need to fully respect\u2002Tehran\u2019s right to peaceful uses of nuclear energy as a state party to the NPT.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, Iran signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with six world powers. However, the US\u2019s unilateral withdrawal in 2018 and its subsequent re-imposition of sanctions against Tehran left the future of the deal in limbo.<\/p>\n<p>Gharibabadi said Tehran, Beijing and Moscow believe that the US unilateral withdrawal from the JCPOA and lack of fulfillment of the European troika \u2013 France, Germany and Britain \u2013 to their obligations are the root causes of the ongoing problems pertaining to the Iranian nuclear issue.<\/p>\n<p>Gharibabadi also said, \u201cBased on UN Security Council Resolution 2231, the situation of Iran&#8217;s nuclear case should be declared normal as of October, and the three countries in the meeting voiced their objection to any move that would prevent the situation from becoming normal and hinder the normalization of economic and trade contacts and cooperation with Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The joint statement called for relevant parties to refrain from any action that may escalate the situation, he noted.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian diplomat said the three sides agreed to continue consultations and emphasized that in case of the involvement of other countries in any possible talks, \u201cthese negotiations will solely focus on the nuclear issue, and non-nuclear topics will not be part of these discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s ambassador to Beijing also said the initiative of holding the Iran-Russia-China meeting will provide a \u201cclear path\u201d to countering the US lose-lose unilateralism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe trilateral meeting in China achieved very important and valuable agreements regarding significant international issues, including the necessity for the three countries to cooperate in countering the unilateral and bullying sanctions of the United States,\u201d Mohsen Bakhtiar said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the meeting was \u201csuccessfully\u201d held in Beijing based on strategic cooperation among the three countries.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Iran\u2019s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi held \u201cvery positive and constructive\u201d consultations and discussions with other parties.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint statement issued at the end of the Beijing meeting, China and Russia welcomed Iran\u2019s reiteration that its nuclear program is exclusively for peaceful purposes and also welcomed Iran\u2019s commitment to full compliance with its obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and Comprehensive Safeguard Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing and Moscow stressed the need to fully respect\u2002Tehran\u2019s right to peaceful uses of nuclear energy as a state party to the NPT.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has long been subjected to Western sanctions over its nuclear activities and other pretexts, the latest of which was imposed on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The new US administration at the White House has escalated these measures since taking office in January, reinstating the so-called &#8220;maximum pressure&#8221; policy, a campaign of hybrid warfare targeting the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi recently confirmed that Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic advisor to the UAE president, delivered a letter from Trump to the Iranian establishment.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, Iran signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with six world powers. However, the US\u2019s unilateral withdrawal in 2018 and its subsequent re-imposition of sanctions against Tehran left the future of the deal in limbo.<\/p>\n<p>MNA\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi has described Iran-Russia-China meeting in Beijing as an important step in resolving nuclear issue, calling the US\u2019s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal \u201cthe root cause of all problems\u201d. 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