After meeting with the political deputy foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, China's chief negotiator said that Iran plays a very constructive role in the talks by presenting new ideas.

Iran PressEurope: "China and Iran are in constant dialogue during the talks and the two sides will discuss all negotiating issues," Wang Qun, China's permanent representative to international organizations based in Vienna, told reporters. 

He added that China strongly supports Iran's rational demands on the nuclear issue.

Wang Qun added that Beijing will continue to support Iran for the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

The Vienna talks continued on Monday in the form of bilateral and multilateral meetings held by representatives of the countries participating in the talks.

The eighth round of Vienna talks focusing on lifting oppressive and illegal sanctions against Iran, began on Monday, December 27, 2021, with a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission chaired by Ali Bagheri, senior negotiator of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Enrique Mora, Deputy Secretary-General of the EU Foreign Action Service. 219