Hossein Amirabdollahian and Wang Yi hold virtual talks to review Iran’s comprehensive consultations with G4+1 and the IAEA secretary general’s Tehran visit.
The talks focused on bilateral ties, the developments in Afghanistan, and the JCPOA negotiations aimed at the termination of the illegally imposed US sanctions against the Iranian nation.
Iran's top diplomat expressed satisfaction over the positive trend of bilateral ties in recent months and reiterated that the required measures aimed at implementing the bilateral agreement are completed and the Chinese side will be briefed on details as soon as possible.
Amirabdollahian said that the US interventions in China's internal affairs on various pretexts, and in Iran’s affair, including politicizing sports, such as preventing the Iranian teams’ access to monetary assets, and threatening not to participate in Beijing Winter Olympics are all condemned.
Pointing to Iran’s comprehensive consultations with the entire G4+1 sides and the recent visit of the IAEA secretary-general to Tehran, he said that the Islamic Republic of Iran enters the Vienna negotiations with a strong will to reach a good agreement, and keeping in mind that America’s illegal exit from the JCPOA and the European sides’ lack of commitment to their agreements if they will enter the negotiations with the required will to return to observing their commitments, the possibility to reach fast agreement does exist.
The foreign minister referred to the recent trip of President Ebrahim Raisi’s special envoy to Kabul, reiterating that in talks with Taliban officials as the caretakers of Afghanistan, "we have always stressed the need to the establishment of an all-encompassing government, as well as informing them that the borders are open to forward the Afghan nation’s needs".
The Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, for his part, repeated his invitation from Amirabdollahian to visit China and stressed the need to pursue the various dimensions of the bilateral ties.
He said that resuming the nuclear negotiations and the IAEA managing director’s visit to Tehran are both positive developments and evaluated Iran’s stance of the revival of the JCPOA as being based on justice. He also emphasized that China is opposed to any extremist move on JCPOA.
The Chinese foreign minister also emphasized the need to strengthen the initiative of Afghanistan neighbors’ contributions to the establishment of peace and stability in that country, reiterating: To reach that end the next meeting of Afghanistan’s neighbors will be held in China.
The Wednesday webinar of the two countries' foreign ministers was their 4th consultation in the course of the past three months.
Amir-Abdollahian: Good agreement reached but not finalized Yet
Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs in his latest tweet said that he have reached a good agreement with IAEA's Director General on continuing cooperation but for finalizing it, further working on a few words would be necessary.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian posted Twitter report on Wednesday about the meeting he had with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency describing it as "cordial, frank & fruitful talks ".
The Iranian Foreign Minister added that they have reached a good agreement on continuing cooperation, but " Yet, to work out a text, we need work on a few words."
Amir- Abdollahian, stating that an agreement is possible, stressed: "Politicizing technical issues is unconstructive."
During a meeting with Grossi on Tuesday, Amir- Abdollahian stressed the Islamic Republic of Iran's serious will to engage constructively with the Agency within the framework of the Safeguards Agreement and expressed hope that mutual trust and cooperation would be further strengthened during the IAEA Director General's visit.
The Iranian Foreign Minister also stressed the importance of the IAEA's technical, professional and impartial work and the need to disregard foreign political pressures.
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, while emphasizing the technical, professional and impartial approach of the IAEA, described his visit as a sign of determination to dialogue and mutual understanding, resolving issues and enhancing cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran and announced the IAEA's readiness to resolve the remaining issues in the upcoming months in close cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Negotiations on the resumption of the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the lifting of the cruel and inhumane US sanctions against Iran are scheduled to take place on November 29 in Vienna. So far, six rounds of talks have been held in Vienna between Iran and the 4+1 Group.
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