Beijing - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday urged China and Iran to promote the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries to a higher level.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in a phone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi.
Noting that China attaches great importance to the development of China-Iran relations, Wang said that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held a successful meeting in September, where they reached important consensus on and provided strategic guidance for deepening bilateral ties.
Next year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Iran, said Wang, voicing China's readiness to work with Iran to implement the consensus reached between the two heads of state, seek development and rejuvenation of the two countries and deepen their mutually beneficial cooperation.
China appreciates Iran's active support for the four major global initiatives proposed by Xi, and is willing to work with Iran and the rest of the international community to make positive contributions to building a more just and equitable global governance system, said Wang.
For his part, Araghchi said that Iran attaches great importance to developing relations with China and is willing to take the 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties next year as an opportunity to enhance high-level exchanges between the two sides, tap cooperation potential and maintain firm mutual support.
The Iranian side appreciates China for upholding justice in international affairs, and looks forward to maintaining close collaboration with China to jointly promote regional peace, stability and development, he said.
The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on the Iranian nuclear issue. Wang emphasized that China has always maintained an objective and impartial position on the issue, noting that the current political settlement process of the issue has reached a deadlock, which is not in the common interests of the international community.
China appreciates Iran's recent reaffirmation that it has no intention to develop nuclear weapons, supports Iran's right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and hopes that all parties will maintain dialogue and communication to bring the Iranian nuclear issue back to the track of dialogue and negotiation, Wang noted.
Araghchi sincerely thanked China for maintaining a just position and playing a positive role on the Iranian nuclear issue, and stated that Iran is willing to enhance communication and coordination with all parties on the basis of equality and win-win results.