Foreign ministry in Iran deal warning
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AS US President-elect Donald Trump threatens to abandon it, China’s foreign ministry warned yesterday that implementation of the Iran nuclear deal should not be “affected by any changes in the domestic situations” of the countries involved.
The agreement, signed in Vienna in July 2015 and in force since January, was the signature diplomatic breakthrough of US President Barack Obama’s second term. It calls on Tehran to curb its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief from the US and other nations.
Trump has promised to tear up the nuclear deal once in office, calling the agreement under which it was implemented — the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action — the “worst deal ever negotiated.”
The agreement’s implementation is the “joint responsibility and duty of all parties” and “should not be affected by any changes in the domestic situations of the countries concerned,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told a press conference in Beijing after meeting his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif.
“What is important is to honor commitments and place emphasis on good faith when it comes to differences or possible differences” over the deal, he said.
In another stumbling block for the deal, the US Congress last week voted to renew longstanding sanctions linked to Iran’s ballistic missile tests and human rights record. These pre-date the controversy around Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Washington says these 10-year sanctions have nothing to do with the nuclear agreement, but Iran says the continuing restrictions breach its spirit, particularly since they have discouraged international banks from returning to the country.
“We will not allow any party to unilaterally undertake any actions that are in violation of the nuclear agreement,” Zarif said.
He also said he spoke with Wang about increased cooperation on energy, transport, science and technology, national defense and counter-terrorism initiatives.
“We have no reservation and no ceiling for our relations with China, because we share common principles and a common agenda for the future of the global system,” Zarif said.
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