https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/16/china-calls-for-iran-sanctions-to-be-lifted-during-raisis-visit Ebrahim Raisi, the president of Iran, ended a three day visit to China on the 16th. This visit, which was the first from an Iranian president in decades, was described by the parties as “fruitful” and saw Chinese President Xi Jinping call for the ending of economic sanctions on Iran. China also stated that it “firmly opposes interference by… Read more »
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Sweden and Finland must extradite or deport roughly 130 of what he described as “terrorists” before Turkey will approve the two Nordic countries’ bids to become part of NATO. The aforementioned “terrorists” are made up mostly of Kurdish militants and parts of the group that the Turkish government blames for the attempted coup in… Read more »
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230116-china-supports-arab-nations-independently-exploring-development-paths/amp/ China gave the middle east its verbal support in “independently exploring development paths.” Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang said, “China firmly supports Arab countries in solving regional security issues via solidarity and coordination and supports the Arab people in independently exploring their own development paths”. While this declaration of support is rather vague, it follows a recent trend of… Read more »
