China’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Chen Xiaodong held a meeting with
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran on Wednesday.
In the meeting, the Chinese diplomat submitted the letters from the president of
China to Ayatollah Khamenei and Iran’s president.
Hailing the results of a recent "important and successful” visit to China by
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, Xiaodong stressed the importance of
strategic ties between Tehran and Beijing.
He also noted that the Chinese president has emphasized the necessity for
preserving and strengthening relations with Iran and has issued the necessary
directives to all state sectors in China.
For his part, Zarif highlighted the long-standing, important, friendly and
comprehensive ties between Iran and China, and called for the enhancement of
relations.
Referring to the diverse and abundant capacities and capabilities of the two
countries, Zarif said Iran is resolved to boost bilateral ties with China.
Iran and China have close diplomatic, economic, trade and energy ties, and in
recent years have developed their military relations as well.
In comments in July 2018, Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized the necessity for
diplomacy and enhanced foreign relations, saying, "Except for a few cases like
the US, the country’s relations with the East and the West must be further
strengthened and diplomacy’s operational and purposeful mobility should
increase.”
Source:Tasnim