BEIJING: China's President Xi Jinping and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, called on Thursday (Feb 16) for the lifting of sanctions on Iran as an integral part of a stalled international agreement
as an integral part of a stalled international agreement on its nuclear programme.
The leaders called for the implementation of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, under which Iran agreed with several countries, including the United States, to curb its nuclear programme in return for economic sanctions relief. President Joe Biden said in 2021 that the US would return to the deal if Iran moved back into compliance but talks have stalled.
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