Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi on Friday said a consensus has been reached for Iran's 10-point plan to serve as the basis for negotiations with the United States.
Speaking at a meeting with foreign envoys and representatives of international organizations in Tehran, Ravanchi said Iran welcomes diplomacy and dialogue but will never accept talks based on false information or designed to pave the way for renewed military aggression.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council said Wednesday the two-week ceasefire with the United States does not signal an end to the war, pending negotiations over the details of the plan. Key points include continued Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz, withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from the region, and lifting international sanctions.
The United States and Iran are scheduled to hold talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday morning during the two-week conditional truce announced on Tuesday, more than one month after the start of U.S.-Israeli joint military strikes on Iran.
Iran's 10-point plan to serve as basis for talks with US: deputy FM
Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, expressed gratitude to Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, for his goodwill, and urged all political parties in Taiwan to work together for peace.
She made the remarks at a press conference in Beijing on Friday after meeting Xi.
"I sincerely hope that all political parties in Taiwan shall give up their differences and work together for peace when it comes to cross-Strait relations. General Secretary Xi also showed this significant goodwill just now. Such exchanges certainly will not be confined to exchanges between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. I believe such a broad vision and open-mindedness are something the Chinese Kuomintang is very pleased to see. We are not here today for the selfish interests of a single party. We are here today because we have our historical responsibility, and because we cannot allow Taiwan or the Taiwan Strait to fall into a battlefield. So we are taking the lead. Now that we have begun to blaze the trail, and it will only become ever smoother and broader going forward," Cheng said.
Invited by the CPC Central Committee and Xi, Cheng is the first KMT chairperson to have led a delegation to the Chinese mainland in a decade. The delegation, on a six-day visit, had visited Jiangsu Province and Shanghai before coming to Beijing.
KMT chairperson expresses appreciation for Xi's goodwill, urges peace
