Cong Peiwu met with the top Iranian diplomat Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday evening four days after he arrived in Tehran to hand over a copy of his credential to the foreign minister.
Amir-Abdollahian, for his part, appreciated efforts by Cong Peiwu’s predecessor in progressing Tehran-Beijing relations, expressing hope that the new ambassador will take the same path to help strengthen ties between the two countries, especially through pursuing the implementation of bilateral agreements between the two countries signed in different fields.
The new Chinese ambassador, for his part, said that Iran and China enjoy deep and long-running relations, adding that the Chinese government gives special importance to promoting all-out cooperation with Iran.
Referring to the exchange of the visits of the presidents of the two countries to Tehran and Beijing, Cong Peiwu described the relations between Tehran and Beijing as having the two characteristics of depth and historical length and breadth with a history of two thousand years, and emphasized that the president and foreign minister of China pay special attention to ties with Iran and deepening all-out development of relations with Iran within the framework of the comprehensive strategic partnership.
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