Tehran: Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi State media reported that in remarks made during the visit of the Chinese defense minister on Wednesday, his government expressed its desire for closer cooperation with China. According to the report, Raisi told the Minister of National Defense of China V Fanghe that Tehran sees its relationship with Beijing as strategic. Iran’s president described the US as unilateralism with world powers as talks to revive Tehran’s nuclear deal work to counter cooperation.
“It is possible to confront unilateralism and create stability and order with the cooperation of independent and like-minded forces,” Raisi was quoted as saying.
Wei said in return. improve relations between Iran And China will provide security, “especially in the current dire and tense situation.”
Wei also met with his Iranian counterpart, General Mohammad Reza Ashtinai, and reportedly invited him to visit China as well as other Iranian military officials.
The official IRNA news agency cited Ashtiyani as attacking the US military presence. Middle East And elsewhere, claiming that “wherever America’s military presence has been, it has created waves of insecurity, instability, rift, pessimism, war, destruction, and displacement.”
Wei said his visit was aimed at “improving strategic defense cooperation” between Iran and China – which he said would make a “significant” impact in reducing unilateralism and fighting terrorism.
Iran and China have increased their military ties in recent years, with their navies visiting each other’s ports and conducting joint naval exercises in the Indian Ocean.
In 2021, Iran and China signed a 25-year strategic cooperation agreement that covers a range of economic activities ranging from oil and mining to promoting industrial activity in Iran, as well as transportation and agricultural cooperation.
China is a signatory to the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, along with Russia, Britain, France and Germany.
“It is possible to confront unilateralism and create stability and order with the cooperation of independent and like-minded forces,” Raisi was quoted as saying.
Wei said in return. improve relations between Iran And China will provide security, “especially in the current dire and tense situation.”
Wei also met with his Iranian counterpart, General Mohammad Reza Ashtinai, and reportedly invited him to visit China as well as other Iranian military officials.
The official IRNA news agency cited Ashtiyani as attacking the US military presence. Middle East And elsewhere, claiming that “wherever America’s military presence has been, it has created waves of insecurity, instability, rift, pessimism, war, destruction, and displacement.”
Wei said his visit was aimed at “improving strategic defense cooperation” between Iran and China – which he said would make a “significant” impact in reducing unilateralism and fighting terrorism.
Iran and China have increased their military ties in recent years, with their navies visiting each other’s ports and conducting joint naval exercises in the Indian Ocean.
In 2021, Iran and China signed a 25-year strategic cooperation agreement that covers a range of economic activities ranging from oil and mining to promoting industrial activity in Iran, as well as transportation and agricultural cooperation.
China is a signatory to the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, along with Russia, Britain, France and Germany.