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Russia, China call on US to drop Iran sanctions, restart nuclear talks

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu is flanked by his counterparts from Russia, Ryabkov Sergey Alexeevich (left), and Iran, Kazem Gharibabadi (right) after their talks in Beijing [Lintao Zhang/Pool via EPA]

Representatives of Iran, Russia and China have urged United States President Donald Trump’s administration to end sanctions imposed against Tehran over its rapidly advancing nuclear programme, while calling for the resumption of the multilateral talks on the issue.

The three nations “emphasised the necessity of terminating all unlawful unilateral sanctions”, China’s Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu read from a joint statement issued on Friday. He was flanked by his counterparts from Russia, Ryabkov Sergey Alexeevich, and Iran, Kazem Gharibabadi.

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