China, Iran call for Iran sanctions to be lifted; Xi to visit


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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, visiting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, right, walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping after reviewing an honour guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Feb. 14.Yan Yan/The Associated Press China’s President Xi Jinping and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, called on Thursday for the lifting of sanctions on Iran as an integral part of a stalled international agreement on its nuclear program. Xi also accepted an invitation from Raisi to visit Iran and would do so at his convenience, the two leaders said in a...