Iran's president seeks closer ties
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Amid">Amid</span> <span word="thawing">thawing</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="standoff">standoff</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fostering">fostering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="lingering">lingering</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="pledging">pledging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span>, <span word="Hassan">Hassan</span> <span word="Rouhani">Rouhani</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="watchdog">watchdog</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Teheran">Teheran</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> "<span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="cautiously">cautiously</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p><p><span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Shaoxian">Shaoxian</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Contemporary">Contemporary</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hampered">hampered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chilly">chilly</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>.</p><p><span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sanctioned">sanctioned</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="insists">insists</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="Rouhani">Rouhani</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>, <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="arena">arena</span>, <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="Teheran">Teheran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="resolving">resolving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grab">grab</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="easing">easing</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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