Chinese navy troops attending a joint naval drill with Iran and Russia stand on the deck of their warship in an official arrival ceremony at Shahid Beheshti port in Chabahar in the Gulf of Oman, Iran, March 11, 2025
CHINA said today that it is to host high-level talks with Russia and Iran this week to address Tehran’s nuclear programme.
The Beijing meeting was announced as the three nations held joint naval drills in the Middle East.
China said Foreign Vice-Minister Ma Zhaoxu would chair the trilateral meeting on Friday, joined by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi.
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