Iran, China Reiterated Support for Political Solution in Syria

TEHRAN, (ST) _ China and Iran  renewed yesterday  their support for the political process and a peaceful solution to the crisis in Syria and underlined the need to combat terrorism and extremism and not to legitimize  the armed terrorist forces fighting in Syria.

The  Iranian news agency (IRNA) said that  the Iranian Foreign Ministry secretary  Mortadi Sarmadi and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jie Ji stressed during their talks in Beijing yesterday their opposition to the use of extremist forces as a tool and the need to combat terrorism and extremism and prevent giving legitimacy to the forces of terror, renewing support for the political process to resolve the crisis in Syria.

Sarmadi  underlined Iran ‘s   foreign policy priorities as to maintain  international and regional cooperation between Iran and China to establish peace and stability in Asia and the world, pointing out that the orientations of the Iranian government is to cooperate  with world countries and enhance   best  relations between Tehran and Beijing and finding future prospects for these relations.

He  expressed hope that the new round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the group of five plus one  will be held in a cooperative  atmosphere  to proceed forward  and eliminate problems.

For his part, Yang stressed the need to address the Iranian nuclear issue in a peaceful manner and praised  Iran ‘s good intentions and constructive approaches to resolve the issue,  stressing his country’s support for a policy of non – interference in the affairs of others and opposition to unilateral or a multi-faceted  sanctions against Iran.

The Chinese official pointed out that his country ‘s policy emphasizes continued  friendly relations with Iran at high levels , describing Tehran ‘s vision  towards the east as positive . 

T. Fateh