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All tagged regional diplomacy
In March, China managed to a broker a détente between Iran and Saudi Arabia, achieving a diplomatic breakthrough that had eluded European governments. But Europe and China have shared interests in the region and there is scope for the two powers to work together to foster further multilateral diplomacy.
At the second meeting of the Baghdad Conference on Cooperation and Partnership, regional economic integration was a new focus for the countries involved.
Most of the questions around the JCPOA’s economic prospects revolve around whether European companies will bother to engage in the Iranian market given the challenging experience of the last few years. But there is another trade relationship that arguably matters more.
Iran’s Arab neighbours have acknowledged that they can benefit from JCPOA-related sanctions relief, suggesting that regional diplomacy underway has reinforced trust in the nuclear talks.
The Rouhani administration’s efforts to foster regional diplomacy were never taken seriously by Arab leaders. But the participation of Iran in the Baghdad Conference makes clear that the importance of regional diplomacy is understood even among Iran’s so-called hardliners.
