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China to host Iran at Shanghai Cooperation Council to help evade U.S. sanctions

Submitted by cpowell on 06:08PM ET Monday, May 28, 2018. Section: Daily Dispatches China to Host Iran to Avoid Project Disruption Amid Nuclear Deal Doubt
From Reuters
Monday, May 28, 2018
BEIJING -- China will host Iranian President Hassan Rouhani next month at a regional summit aimed at avoiding disruption of joint projects, its foreign ministry said today, as major powers scramble to save Iran's nuclear deal after the United States pulled out.
Rouhani will pay a working visit to China and attend the summit of the China and Russia-led security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the ministry said.

 It did not give exact dates for his visit, but the summit is scheduled to be held on the second weekend of June in the northern Chinese city of Qingdao.
Iran is currently an observer member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, though it has long sought full membership. ...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-sco-iran/china-to-host-iran-to-...

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