MojNews_ The Chinese foreign minister thanked Iran for its participation in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, noting that the world will witness a wonderful and safe event. He said China hopes Iranian athletes also get good results in the international competitions.

Wang Yi also talked about the letter by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tehran-Beijing relations, announcing Beijing’s readiness for all-out expansion and deepening of bilateral relations and further strengthening of cooperation and coordination between the two countries on regional and international issues.

Amir-Abdollahian also thanked the Chinese government for its supportive stance in the Vienna negotiations aimed at the removal of sanctions. He enumerated Iran’s policies and stressed the necessity of the realistic approach on the side of the Western countries.

The Iranian foreign minister underlined that the western side should make serious and effective decisions on the removal of sanctions and show a meaningful departure from the failed policies of the previous US administration.

This, he said, will be possible through elimination of all sanctions that go against the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and serious measures to provide relevant guarantees.

The Chinese foreign minister, for his part, described the US’s unilateral withdrawal from the JCPOA as damaging and a violation of Iran’s legitimate rights.

“Cooperation and consultations during the process of the Vienna negations and tabling logical demands and improved proposals by the Iranian side are supported by China,”he stressed.

The Chinese foreign minister also touched on the successful holding of the second summit of foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighbors in Tehran, saying the third meeting of Afghanistan’s neighbors will be held in Beijing in person at the end of the next month and invited the Iranian foreign minister to attend the meeting.

The two sides also stressed the continuation of regular consultations on issues of mutual interest.