At the end of his visit to Beijing, Zarif is slated to travel to Moscow and Brussels to continue JCPOA-related talks in the aftermath of US withdrawal from the key international deal.
Earlier, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said that Zarif will embark on an intensive tour of China, Russia and Belgium late Saturday to explore ways of preserving the JCPOA’s with Europe and other parties to the deal.
He added that Zarif will leave for China, Russia and seat of European Union at the order of President Hassan Rouhani to exchange views with Europe and other parties to the JCPOA on the survival of the deal following US departure.
Zarif will hold talks with Chinese officials on the first leg of his tour which will take him to Moscow later.
Previously, Zarif made the remarks during a meeting with visiting Turkmen Foreign Minister Rasit Meredow and the foreign minister said that Iran welcomes enhanced cooperation with Turkmenistan in different political, economic and cultural areas.
