China's top political advisor Wang Huning met in Beijing on Monday with a delegation from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, headed by its chairman Leonid Slutsky.
Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said China is willing to work with Russia to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, steadily consolidate strategic mutual trust, deepen good-neighborly friendship and practical cooperation, advance party-to-party exchanges, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.
Wang, also chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), also noted that the CPPCC stands ready to make positive contributions to achieve these goals.
Slutsky said the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia is ready to step up exchanges with the CPC and work jointly to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state.
Noting that the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia firmly upholds the one-China principle, Slutsky said it supports the two countries in deepening ties between their governments and legislative bodies, enhancing coordination and cooperation within multilateral mechanisms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the BRICS, cementing traditional bilateral friendship and safeguarding the common interests of Global South countries.
China's top political advisor meets delegation from Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the start of negotiations with the United States within the framework of the nuclear issue, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported Monday, citing an unnamed government source.
Fars, quoting Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei's remarks earlier in the day as saying, added that talks between Iran and the United States will probably be held in Türkiye in the next few days.
Meanwhile, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency, quoting an unidentified informed source, also confirmed that senior officials from the two sides will probably begin negotiations in the coming days.
The negotiations will probably be held between Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, Tasnim reported, adding that the venue and exact date of the negotiations have not been finalized yet.
The developments come as tensions between Tehran and Washington remain high amid increased U.S. military activity in the Middle East. Trump's administration deployed an aircraft carrier strike group and multiple warships to the Middle East in late January.
On Sunday, Trump said if Tehran fails to strike a nuclear deal with Washington, "we will find out" whether Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was right to warn that a U.S. attack could ignite a regional war.
In an interview with a U.S. media outlet on Sunday, Araghchi said that a "just, fair, and equitable" nuclear agreement with the United States remains achievable in the short term, provided Washington abandons its policy of coercion.
Earlier on Monday, Baghaei told a weekly press conference in Tehran that Iran is reviewing the details and general outlines of the potential initiation of negotiations with the United States.
Iranian president orders start of talks with U.S. on nuke profile: local media
