Iran to Hold Talks with Chinese, Russian Partners at Upcoming Summit

Iran announced it will hold discussions with its key Asian partners, Russia and China, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit on Tuesday, as Tehran seeks support after a 12-day air conflict with Israel last month.

“We will have bilateral meetings with the Chinese foreign minister, which naturally has its own importance in the current situation, as well as with the Russian foreign minister,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Telegram, The Caspian Post reports citing foreign media.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a 10-nation Eurasian security and political grouping whose members include China, Russia, India, Pakistan and Iran. Tianjin in northern China is hosting the 25th SCO Foreign Ministers meeting.

In June, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities which they said were part of a nuclear programme geared toward weaponisation. Tehran denies having any such plans.