Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on November 5, 2018

應國務委員兼外交部長王毅邀請，澳大利亞外交部長瑪麗斯·佩恩將于11月7日至9日訪問中國。

　　問：11月5日，美國恢復對伊朗能源、金融領(lǐng)域單邊制裁。這是美退出伊核問題全面協(xié)議之后，恢復的第二批對伊單邊制裁。中方對此有何評論？

At the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne will pay a visit to China from November 7 to 9.

Q: On November 5, the United States restored its unilateral sanctions that cover Iran's energy and financial sectors. They are the second batch of sanctions the US has re-imposed since it withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Do you have any comment?

　　答：中方對美方的決定表示遺憾，我們也注意到國際社會普遍反對單邊制裁和“長臂管轄”的做法。伊朗核問題全面協(xié)議是業(yè)經(jīng)聯(lián)合國安理會核可的多邊協(xié)議，應當?shù)玫饺?、有效?zhí)行。這有利于維護國際核不擴散體系及中東和平穩(wěn)定，符合國際社會共同利益。

　　盡管過去半年形勢發(fā)生了很大變化，但全面協(xié)議現(xiàn)有參與方始終本著負責任態(tài)度，致力于繼續(xù)執(zhí)行全面協(xié)議、維持與伊朗正常經(jīng)貿(mào)合作，并得到國際社會廣泛支持。我們注意到，伊方迄今嚴格履行全面協(xié)議核領(lǐng)域義務，國際原子能機構(gòu)已連續(xù)12次予以確認，中方贊賞伊方所做努力。

A: The Chinese side regrets the US decision and we also noted the widespread opposition to the unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction among the international community. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is a multilateral agreement ratified by the UN Security Council and should be implemented in a comprehensive and effective way. This is conducive to upholding the international nuclear non-proliferation regime as well as peace and stability in the Middle East and serves the common interests of the international community.

Despite the great changes that have taken place in the situation over the past half year, the existing participants of the JCPOA have remained committed to implementing the deal and maintaining normal economic cooperation and trade with Iran in a responsible manner, which is widely supported by the international community. We noted that the Iranian side by far has been strictly fulfilling its nuclear-related obligations under the JCPOA, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that for 12 times in a row. The Chinese side commends the endeavors made by the Iranian side.