PARIS — A joint statement by French President Emmanuel Macron and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last Friday referred among other things to common efforts for reviving the nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with Iran that was signed in 2015 but stalled following the US withdrawal from the agreement in 2018.
The statement noted that both countries "reiterate their commitment to promoting a political and diplomatic settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue," adding that France and China pledge to work together to preserve the international nuclear nonproliferation regime and relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
