POLITICAL
IRAN
China urges Salvaging of Iran nuclear deal
Beijing, Wednesday, 9 May 2018
China has urged the signatories to the Iran nuclear deal to safeguard the integrity of the agreement after President Donald Trump had unilaterally pulled the US out of the pact. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said, “The Iran nuclear deal was a multilateral agreement reached after negotiations among six countries, the EU and Iran, and approved by UN Security Council Resolution 2231. All relevant parties should faithfully implement and safeguard the integrity and seriousness of the deal”. Source: Global Times, Beijing
Chinese State Councillor holds talk with Iranian Foreign Minister
Beijing, Sunday, 13 May 2018
Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Beijing and exchanged views on several regional and international issues. Wang Yi said China attaches importance to the traditional friendship with Iran and the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. Source: Xinhua, Beijing
KUWAIT
China-Oman establishes strategic partnership
Beijing, Friday, 25 May 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Oman's Sultan Qaboos Bin Said announced the establishment of strategic partnership between the two countries and hailed the 40th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations. Source: Xinhua, Beijing
ECONOMIC
SAUDI ARABIA
China sees Saudi Arabia as important partners in Belt and Road construction: Chinese Foreign Minister
Buenos Aires, Monday, 21 May 2018
Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China has always regarded Saudi Arabia as a priority in its Middle East diplomacy and an important cooperation partner in the Belt and Road construction. Foreign Minister Wang met with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir during the ministerial meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) in Buenos Aires. Source: Xinhua, Beijing
MISCELLANCEOUS
KUWAIT
Chinese Workers contributes to building Kuwait University
Kuwait city, Saturday, 26 May 2018
Sabah Al-Salem University or Kuwait University is the country’s key national strategic construction project being built by Chinese companies, covering an area of 6 million sq. meters. Source: Xinhua, Beijing
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Minakshi Sardar has received her Ph. D. from the Centre for West Asian Studies, School of International Studies, JNU, New Delhi. Her doctoral thesis was on the Process of Normalization of Israel-Vatican Relations, 1948-1993. She did her M Phil from the same centre on Israel’s Responses to Hostage Taking. Her area of interest focuses Middle East politics, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Christianity, security issues, and conflict resolutions. She has presented at several conferences and seminars on the region. She has been preparing China Watch (since August 2015), Election Watch (since July 2017) for MEI. She is an Editorial Assistant of the Journal of Indo-Judaic Studies since 2020. She can be reached at mini.8star@gmail.com
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