Iran declared on Sunday evening that it supports China’s peace proposal for Ukraine, which lists “dialogue and negotiations” as priorities and has been met with skepticism by the West.
“Iran believes that the elements reflected in this document are sufficient to start negotiations with a view to finding an operational framework for ending military activities in Ukraine,” Iran’s foreign ministry said in a statement. declaration.
Tehran’s diplomacy department stressed the need to end “unilateral measures”, referring to the sanctions imposed by the international community on Moscow, after the invasion of Ukraine, and on Tehran, for supplying drones to Russia for use in the conflicts. .
Iran also showed willingness to “contribute to a peaceful resolution of the crisis,” the memo reads, which only refers to Russia once.
China on Friday presented a document explaining Beijing’s stance for “a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine” in 12 points. stressing the need for “dialogue and negotiations” and “respect for the sovereignty of countries”.
The initiative also envisages the end of hostilities, the opening of negotiations, the exchange of prisoners, the protection of nuclear power plants and the lifting of sanctions.
The Chinese plan was met with skepticism by several countries, with the United States noting that the document should have stuck to the first two rules, which call for respect for countries’ sovereignty.
European diplomacy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday that China’s peace proposal for Ukraine needs to be improved “to be credible” and “so that China is not seen as partisan” in the conflict.
Iran and Russia have close political ties and relations between the two countries, which have been affected by US sanctions, which were intensified last year after the invasion of Ukraine.
Source: DN
