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China ‘ready’ to work with new Iranian gov’t
Foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian made the remarks at a news conference on Monday, Press TV reported.
He was responding to a question concerning an article written by Pezeshkian on Saturday, in which the president-elect had said that the Islamic Republic “looks forward to more extensive” cooperation with China. Pezeshkian had also noted that China had consistently stood by Iran during challenging times, asserting, “We deeply value this friendship.”
China is willing to cooperate with the future Iranian officials to promote the steady and long-term development of the countries’ Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement, he added.
China is Iran’s largest trade partner. Both countries are subject to different levels of illegal sanctions imposed by the United States.
The countries signed the landmark 25-year partnership agreement in March 2021 in a bid to strengthen their long-standing economic and political alliance.
The deal, which had been announced during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Tehran back in 2016, sets the outlines of Sino-Iranian cooperation in political, cultural, security, defense, regional, and international domains for the period in question.