Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi to visit China days ahead of Donald Trump

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to visit China ahead of a significant meeting with US President Donald Trump.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit China this week, less than 10 days ahead of a high-stakes visit to Beijing by US President Donald Trump. Araghchi was set to arrive on Wednesday and hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the Chinese foreign ministry announced on Tuesday. The two top diplomats have held multiple rounds of calls since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered the current conflict in late February. Throughout, Wang has consistently called for a ceasefire...

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Guest: Abbas Araghchi

Topics covered

• Iran-China relations
• diplomatic visits
• US foreign policy
• Middle East conflict
• ceasefire discussions

Keywords

• Abbas Araghchi
• Donald Trump
• Wang Yi
• China
• Iran
• diplomacy
• ceasefire
• foreign relations

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Organizations: Chinese foreign ministry

Places: China, Iran

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