CHINA-IRAN: CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH IRAN ON MARCH 27

Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency reported that during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's 2-day visit to Iran, the two foreign ministers Javad Zarif and Wang Yi, signed an agreement, which is expected to include Chinese investments in key sectors such as energy and infrastructure, that reflected China’s growing ambition to play a larger role in a region that has been a strategic preoccupation of the United States for decades. Wang Yi earlier met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. A spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, Saeed Khatibzadeh, called the document a “complete road map” of relations for the next quarter century. The spokeswoman for China’s foreign ministry, Hua Chunying said on March 26: “For the region to emerge from the chaos and enjoy stability, it must break free from the shadows of big-power geopolitical rivalry, stay impervious to external pressure and interference and explore development paths suited to its regional realities. It must build a security architecture that accommodates the legitimate concerns of all sides.”
The Global Times (March 27) published an article on the implications of the China-Iran agreement.

(Comment: Wang Yi has already visited Saudi Arabia and Turkey, and is scheduled to go to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman.)






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