Khatami, Jiang hold talks

Published April 21, 2002

TEHRAN, April 20: Chinese President Jiang Zemin discussed the situation in the Middle East and weapons of mass destruction with Iranian President Mohammad Khatami during talks on Saturday in Tehran, the last leg of his five-nation tour.

“Iran wants a world without weapons of mass destruction, and while respecting agreements on production and proliferation bans, we reserve ourselves the right to have defence means at our disposal,” Khatami was quoted as saying in a statement from his office after the meeting.—AFP

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