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China Says ICC Should Take a ‘Just Position’ Over Putin’s Arrest Warrant

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin enter a hall for talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 5, 2019. (AP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin enter a hall for talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 5, 2019. (AP)
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China Says ICC Should Take a ‘Just Position’ Over Putin’s Arrest Warrant

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin enter a hall for talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 5, 2019. (AP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin enter a hall for talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 5, 2019. (AP)

China's foreign ministry said on Monday the International Criminal Court (ICC) should take a just position, in response to a question on ICC's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

China will continue to take an objective and just role in the Ukraine crisis, and play a constructive role in peace talks, spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters at a regular news briefing.

The foreign ministry called on the ICC to “respect the jurisdictional immunity” of a head of state and “avoid politicization and double standards.”

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is due to meet with Putin in Moscow on Monday.

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Iran Says IAEA Official to Visit for Talks, No Access to Nuclear Sites Planned

FILED - 23 June 2025, Austria, Vienna: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi. Photo: Albert Otti/dpa
FILED - 23 June 2025, Austria, Vienna: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi. Photo: Albert Otti/dpa
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Iran Says IAEA Official to Visit for Talks, No Access to Nuclear Sites Planned

FILED - 23 June 2025, Austria, Vienna: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi. Photo: Albert Otti/dpa
FILED - 23 June 2025, Austria, Vienna: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi. Photo: Albert Otti/dpa

A senior official from the UN nuclear watchdog will fly to Iran for talks on Monday, but no visit to nuclear sites is planned, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday.

Since Israel launched its first military strikes on Iran's nuclear sites during a 12-day war in June, inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have been unable to access Iran's facilities, despite IAEA chief Rafael Grossi stating that inspections remain his top priority.

Iran has accused the agency of effectively paving the way for the bombings by issuing a damning report on May 31, which led the IAEA's 35-nation Board of Governors to declare Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations.

Iran, which denies seeking nuclear weapons, said it remained committed to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

"Negotiations with the IAEA will be held tomorrow to determine a framework for cooperation," Araghchi said on his Telegram account.

"A Deputy Director General of Grossi will come to Tehran tomorrow, while there are no plans to visit any nuclear sites until we reach a framework."

Last month, Iran enacted a law passed by parliament suspending cooperation with the IAEA. The law stipulates that any future inspection of Iran's nuclear sites by the IAEA needs approval by Tehran's Supreme National Security Council.