Chinese President Xi Jinping: Friendship With Iran Is Very Valuable

JAKARTA - President Xi Jinping said China's friendly relationship with Iran was invaluable, amid the changing regional and international situation.

President Xi said this when meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on Wednesday.

Iran is a country with important regional and international influences and good friends and partners of China, President Xi said, quoted from Xinhua Oct. 24.

"The strategic significance of China-Iran relations has become more prominent because the invisible world transformation in a century has taken place at a faster pace," he said.

President Xi said China supports Iran in safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and national dignity, continues to advance its own economic and social development, as well as deepening and deepening friendly and friendly relations with neighboring countries.

The Chinese side, he said, is ready to cooperate with Iran to strongly support each other, uphold basic norms governing international relations such as not interfering in domestic affairs, and maintaining the rights and legal interests of the two countries.

Meanwhile, President Pezeshkian said China is Iran's most important partner for comprehensive strategic partnerships and partnerships. Cooperation in various fields between Iran and China has maintained good development momentum, he said.

President Pezeshkian described China as an Iranian friend and its most important trading partner, saying both sides could join hands to deal with the totalitarianism of Western countries, quoted from IRNA.

President Pezeshkian said Iran hopes to make joint efforts with China to implement their comprehensive cooperation plan, deepen bilateral cooperation in connectivity, infrastructure, clean energy and other fields.

As well as achieving more results, he added, which will not only enhance Iran's national development, but also contribute to regional peace and stability.

Iran is also ready to cooperate with China to continue to firmly support each other on various issues related to their respective core interests and oppose hegemony and intimidation.

In particular, President Pezeshkian thanked Beijing for Tehran's full support for Tehran's official access to the BRICS cooperation mechanism.