TEHRAN (Iran News) –The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry rejected any direct contact between Tehran and Washington, stressing, however, that Iran employs all of its diplomatic capacities for the removal of the sanction.
Speaking to reporters at a press conference on Monday, Nasser Kanaani said Iran’s official policy regarding the talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal is “commitment to the negotiation course and table” and the necessity for the removal of all cruel sanctions against Tehran.
Highlighting Iran’s goodwill in the course of negotiations and its commitment to the continuation of the talks, the spokesman expressed hope that the other parties would prove their goodwill in practice as well.
“We have no direct contact with the U.S. government,” Kanaani underlined, noting that Iran employs all of its diplomatic capacities to fulfill its interests, particularly for the purpose of lifting the sanctions.
He also stressed that Iran welcomes the efforts of the governments that have played a role in the sanctions removal talks with goodwill.
Touching upon President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to China, he said that that President Raisi’s visit to Beijing will create a leap in cooperation between Iran and China.
“President’s visit to China at the head of the high-ranking political and economic delegation is a very important development in bilateral relations between Iran and China. His visit will be carried out at the invitation of the President of China and important issues in various political, economic, commercial and cultural fields will be discussed. The visit of the president to China is of particular importance and indicates the existence of the political will among the leaders of the two countries to expand bilateral relations,” Kanaani said in his weekly press conference on Monday.
Referring to Iran-China 25-year comprehensive cooperation program, he added, “The president’s visit to China can create a suitable leap in the implementation of the plans and projects foreseen and included in this program. The program is a road map for cooperation between the two countries, and in this regard, several agreements have been prepared and are being finalized, and good documents will be signed between Iran and China within the framework of this trip.”
Speaking about Iran’s reaction to not being invited to attend the Munich Security Conference (MSC), the spokesman said, “The purpose of holding the Munich Security Conference is to help deepen security in the regional and global spheres. Not inviting some countries is a selective action with political motives which indicates the continuation of the wrong approach in relation to the developments related to Iran and is contrary to the principle of neutrality. Especially a country like Iran, which has an important, decisive and undeniable role in the field of regional and international security, and this action means wrong calculation and continuation of wrong behaviors.”
