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Beijing: Washington has no right to ask the United Nations to reimpose sanctions on Iran

2020-09-21T20:26:28.298Z


Beijing-SANA, China today reaffirmed that the United States requested the UN Security Council to use a publicity mechanism


Beijing-Sana

China reaffirmed today that the United States' request to the UN Security Council to use the mechanism to re-impose sanctions on Iran does not have any legal legitimacy, calling on the US side to refrain from taking unilateral measures.

Xinhua quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin as saying during a press conference that the United States is no longer a party to the Iranian nuclear agreement, and its speech to the Security Council on August 20 does not have any legal legitimacy and is not entitled to demand the Security Council activate the mechanism for imposing all Sanctions on Iran “Pointing out that the President of the Security Council concluded that he would not take any further action on the request of the United States and that the Security Council did not take any action on the issue.

Wang added that the United States has not only violated international law, but also threatens to impose sanctions on other countries and force them to take unlawful unilateral measures, stressing that such arbitrary measures are widely opposed by the international community.

He said that China is following up with the concerned countries the situation in the Middle East and the Gulf region and suggested that the parties concerned establish a new dialogue platform for the countries of the region, provided that the nuclear agreement is safeguarded, in order to promote a new consensus that protects peace and stability in the region, stressing that China is ready to work with the parties concerned to further strengthen efforts to reach A political and diplomatic solution regarding the nuclear agreement signed with Iran.

Yesterday, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun confirmed his country's opposition to the unilateral American declaration on re-imposing international sanctions on Iran, stressing that these attempts are "null and illegal", in a letter addressed to the President of the UN Security Council and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Source: sena

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