TEHRAN – The US has transferred a large number of Daesh (ISIS) forces toAfghanistan and can cause trouble in other regions in Asia similar to whatit did in Iraq and Syria, said Speaker of Iran’s Parliament Ali Larijani onFriday.
Larijani made the remarks in a meeting with Chen Zhu, vice-chairperson ofthe Standing Committee of China National People’s Congress (NPC), who is inIran to attend the second edition of an international gathering ofParliament speakers from Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, China andRussia on fight against terrorism and expansion of inter-regional ties.
Larijani said cooperation among Iran, China, Pakistan, Turkey, Russia andAfghanistan is very important for fighting terrorism.
On the need for protection of the JCPOA by other G5+1 after the USwithdrawal from the international accord, Larijani said if the US violatesand other members refuse to take any action, the JCPOA will have no benefitfor Iran. So, the role of China, Russia and Europe to safeguard the nuclearaccord is highly important, he added.
Referring to the role of China under present complicated regional andinternational conditions, he said fortunately, relations between Iran andChina are at a high level and political consultations of the two countriesin various levels show depth of their relations.