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CHINA

Wang Yi to visit Kazakhstan, Brazil

From Friday to April 30, Foreign Minister Wang Yi will undertake a trip to Kazakhstan and Brazil. He will attend a series of meetings to shore up multilateralism, world peace and security, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. In Kazakhstan, Wang will attend the Sixth China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers' Meeting in preparation for the second China-Central Asia Summit. He will also hold the Second China-Kazakhstan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue. Then in Brazil, Wang will attend the Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations and the 15th Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisers and High Representatives on National Security.

IRAN

Teheran slams US sanctions before talks

Iran's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned the latest US sanctions targeting its oil network, calling the move a sign of a "hostile approach" ahead of a third round of nuclear talks. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the policy of imposing sanctions was a "contradiction with the US demand for dialogue".

China Daily - Agencies