First round of US-Iran talks 'encouraging'

By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong, CUI HAIPEI in Dubai, UAE, and ZHAO JIA in Beijing |

chinadaily.com.cn |

The first round of Pakistan- and Qatar-mediated in-person talks between the United States and Iran in Switzerland has wrapped up with "encouraging progress", all parties acknowledged, with a road map to a final deal agreed to be reached within 60 days.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that maintaining and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the US will help consolidate the hard-won ceasefire, open new prospects for Iran-US relations and bring peace back to the Middle East.

When meeting in New Delhi, India, with Qadir Nizamipour, deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Wang said that maintaining and implementing the MoU serve not only Iran's fundamental interests, but also the shared expectations of the international community.