Iranian FM Highlights Relations with ChinaIranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi on Saturday highlighted the relations with China, saying that a new chapter has opened in the historical relations between the two countries.During a meeting with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Yang Wenchang, Kharazi noted that Iran and China share views on international issues. He called for more exchange of visits between officials of the two countries and consultations on regional and international issues. China is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and its diplomatic efforts in helping end regional and international crisis are very significant for developing countries, he stressed. The world community is taking shape through globalization so that the different poles of the world should cooperate in the process with strong support for the developing nations, Kharazi said. Yang, who arrived here on Friday to attend a meeting of the China-Iran diplomatic committee, exchanged views with Kharazi on ways of developing bilateral relations. China and Iran have common stance on international issues and there exist enormous grounds for bilateral cooperation in various fields, Yang said, adding that China is keen on developing relations with Iran. Earlier in the day, Yang also discussed with Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Oceania Mohsen Aminzadeh bilateral, regional and international issues, including the developments in the Middle East and Afghanistan. |
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