“PEACEFUL” NUCLEAR PROGRAMME
Gharibabadi, in turn, hailed the “constructive” talks in Beijing.
“The Iranian nuclear programme is peaceful in nature,” he said.
“Our nuclear programme has never been diverted to non-peaceful purposes,” Gharibabadi said.
“But unfortunately, some countries are trying to create an unnecessary crisis in this regard.”
“The main root cause of the current situation is the unilateral withdrawal of the United States,” Gharibabadi said.
The Russian and Iranian officials met China’s Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu earlier on Friday and “exchanged views on the Iran nuclear issue and other issues of common concern”, Beijing state media said.
Ma reiterated after that meeting China’s support for “political and diplomatic engagement and dialogue based on mutual respect”.
“We emphasised the necessity of ending all illegal, unilateral sanctions,” Ma told reporters.
“The relevant parties should work to eliminate the root causes of the current situation and abandon sanctions, pressure, and threats of the use of force,” he said.
Iran’s ambassador to China said later on social media platform X the meeting was a “complete success”.
The talks resulted in important agreements on “trilateral cooperation on important international issues, including the need for the three countries to cooperate in confronting” US sanctions, he said.
