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China's Xi and Macron urge 'political settlement' of Iran nuclear issue, state media reports

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, reaffirmed their commitment to promoting a political settlement of the Iran nuclear issue.

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes China's President Xi Jinping as he arrives for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris as part of the Chinese president's two-day state visit in France, May 6, 2024. Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, reaffirmed their commitment to promoting a political settlement of the Iran nuclear issue, in a joint statement published by Chinese state media on Tuesday. 

The leaders also called for the "concrete implementation" of a two-state solution in Israel and "condemned" Israel's policy of settlement-building in the West Bank.

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