Iranian President Raisi Ends Trip To China. China's Xi To Make State Visit To Iran At A Later Date

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi stands next to Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China, February 14, 2023. Iran's President Website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS 

 Reuters: China, Iran Call for Iran Sanctions to Be Lifted; Xi to Visit 

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's President Xi Jinping and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, called on Thursday for the lifting of sanctions on Iran as an integral part of a stalled international agreement on its nuclear programme. 

Xi also accepted an invitation from Raisi to visit Iran and would do so at his convenience, the two leaders said in a joint statement on the last day of a three-day state visit to China by Raisi. Xi last visited Iran in 2016 as part of a tour of the Middle East. 

The leaders in their statement 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.  

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WNU Editor: China is positioning itself to take advantage of the economic benefits that it can gain from Iran once sanctions are lifted, while having access to Iranian oil. Beijing is clearly playing the long game (i.e. 10, 20, 30 years in the future) in this relationship. Iranian President Raisi Ends Trip To China.

 China's Xi To Make State Visit To Iran At A Later Date  

China’s Xi Jinping set for Iran state visit as Ebrahim Raisi closes ‘fruitful’ Beijing trip -- SCMP

China calls for Iran sanctions to be lifted during Raisi’s visit -- Al Jazeera  

China's Xi To Make State Visit To Iran: Foreign Ministry -- AFP