Iran, China and Saudi Arabia oppose the forced migration of Palestinians

According to the foreign policy group of Fars news agency, the first meeting of the joint tripartite committee of Iran, China and Saudi Arabia was held in Beijing on Friday, December 24, corresponding to December 15, 2023.

Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, Director of the Office of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with the heads of the delegations of Iran and Saudi Arabia.

This meeting was chaired by Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Deng Li in order to follow up on the Beijing Agreement, in which the head of the Iranian delegation was Ali Bagheri, the Political Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the head of the Saudi Arabian delegation was Walid bin Abdul Karim Al-Khariji, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In this meeting, the positive results of the relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in view of the Beijing agreement that was concluded between the two countries last March with the presence of the People’s Republic of China, as well as the issue of reopening the embassies of the two countries in Tehran and Riyadh, meetings and trips The exchange of foreign ministers of the two countries was discussed. Iran and Saudi Arabia appreciated the important role of the People’s Republic of China in this regard and hosting this meeting.

Iran and Saudi Arabia declared their full commitment to the implementation of the Beijing agreement. The Chinese side emphasized its readiness to continue its constructive role and support the Iranian and Saudi sides in taking further steps to strengthen relations. The three sides discussed the ways of trilateral cooperation in various fields They discussed.

The delegations of China, Iran and Saudi Arabia have expressed concern about the continuation of the current situation in the Gaza Strip as a threat to security and peace in the region and at the international level, and the need to immediately stop military operations. In the Gaza Strip, they continuously emphasized the provision of aid to civilians and opposed the forced displacement of Palestinians. The three parties emphasized that any action for the future of Palestine must reflect the will of the Palestinian people. Also, the parties present in this meeting supported the right of the Palestinian people to establish a country and determine their own destiny.

Iran, China and Saudi Arabia emphasized on the continuation of the meetings of the tripartite joint committee and it was decided The next meeting of the committee will be held in this country in response to the invitation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in June 2024. On Friday, they jointly met and talked with Wang Yi, a member of the political bureau of the party and the minister of foreign affairs of China. And Saudi Arabia, hosted by Beijing, announced that China, while supporting the expansion of cooperation between Iran and Saudi Arabia, wants to strengthen economic, security, cultural relations and people-to-people exchanges between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Wang Yi Also, in this meeting, referring to China’s support for the position of Islamic and Arab countries on the Palestinian issue, he called for the acceleration of the ceasefire and the sending of humanitarian aid to Gaza, and considered the solution to the crisis in Palestine to respect the wishes and legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. >

In this meeting, Ali Bagheri also praised China’s mediating role in re-establishing diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and the readiness of the Islamic Republic of Iran to strengthen joint cooperation between the three countries in the fields of development, environment, and culture. and economy, he emphasized.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, who is in Beijing to participate in the first joint meeting of the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Iran, China and Saudi Arabia, on Friday afternoon Separately, he met with Deng Li, Deputy Foreign Minister of China, and Al-Khariji, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, and exchanged views on issues of interest to both sides, including stopping the invasion of the oppressed people of Gaza and the need for immediate assistance.

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