Russia and Iran, two of China’s biggest partners, said they welcome discussions between the U.S. and China.In both cases, the United States and China are the two largest participants in their respective wars, directly or indirectly. With the wars in Iran and Ukraine on President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s agenda during the former’s visit, Tehran and Moscow voiced their welcoming of discussions.“Any effort made by the Chinese to support diplomacy will be welcomed by the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters at a BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, India.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov also welcomed discussions, telling reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s next visit to China at an unspecified date will be “a good opportunity to exchange opinions on the contacts that have taken place between the Chinese and the Americans.”
“When (the US and China) engage in direct dialogue at the highest level … such contacts, of course, are a subject of special attention and analysis for all countries, including our country,” he continued, adding that China was now the world’s largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity.
