Iran has sent its official response to a 15-point ceasefire plan proposed by the United States through intermediaries, and is awaiting Washington's response, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Thursday, citing a source.
The report said that Iran's response was formally issued on Wednesday evening through the mediating countries.
U.S.-Iran indirect talks are taking place with messages being relayed by Pakistan, Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar said in a social media post on Thursday.
U.S. President Trump on Thursday again threatened Iran regarding ceasefire negotiations, saying that Iran had "better get serious soon, before it is too late," after Tehran rejected an initial U.S. ceasefire proposal via intermediaries.
U.S.-Iran indirect talks underway through intermediaries
A symposium was held Thursday in Beijing on a book about how the Communist Party of China (CPC) secured victory in China's fight against poverty under the leadership of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee.
Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, and Chen Xi, president of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance), attended the event and delivered remarks.
Featuring representative events and people involved in the battle against poverty, the book narrates how the CPC Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, led the whole Party and people of all ethnic groups in targeted poverty alleviation and eradication, vividly highlighting historic achievements in poverty alleviation.
Attendees at the symposium agreed that the book offers a fresh perspective to help enhance the publicity, media coverage and international communication of China's poverty reduction philosophy and achievements.
The book was published by the publishing house of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance).
Symposium held on book about Xi leading China's poverty elimination endeavors
