Ahead Of The 2015 Nuclear Deal Discussion, President Biden And President Xi Discuss Alignment Of Attitudes On Iran's Nuclear Problem

Virtual meeting of President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping. (Source: CGTN screenshot)

JAKARTA - US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk about how they can align the positions of the two countries, ahead of the resumption of indirect US-Iran talks on reviving the 2015 Nuclear Deal on November 29, a top official said. US.

President Biden and President Xi held a virtual meeting, amid warming conditions between the two countries in recent times, discussing various matters ranging from Xinjiang, Taiwan to arms control last Tuesday.

Officials from Iran and the six countries that signed the pact, Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States (P5+1), will meet in Vienna, Austria to see if Tehran and Washington can agree to continue compliance with the deal, where Iran is curbing its nukes. programs to get aid from US, EU and UN sanctions.

In 2018 President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the pact between the great powers known as the P5+1 and Iran and reinstated tough US sanctions, prompting Tehran to start violating its nuclear curbs about a year later.

"The two presidents had the opportunity to talk about how we can align perspectives towards that (November 29) meeting, so that the P5+1 is united in dealing with Iran and trying to pave the way for a return to (the deal)," said White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. in a virtual discussion citing Reuters, November 17.

United States-Iran talks on a return to the 2015 Nuclear Deal were indirect, with officials from other countries going back and forth between them, as Tehran officials refused direct contact with Washington officials.

While China prefers to revive the agreement, it tends to place the onus on the United States, rather than Iran, blaming Washington for abandoning the deal, giving Tehran an economic lifeline by buying Iranian oil despite US sanctions.