Iran-China Relations

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says the Iran-China comprehensive cooperation program in the domain of trade, economy and investment is being followed up.

Iran’s foreign minister says the country’s focus on the east does not entail abandoning the west, stressing that the ministry does not want to tie the country to Russia and China.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has congratulated China on its National Day and the 72nd anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has sat down with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi just ahead of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tajikistan.

Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi will visit Tajikistan later this week to take part in a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday.

The foreign ministers of Iran and China say the two countries are determined to implement their 25-year strategic cooperation agreement.

China’s foreign minister says his country is ready to promote ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran, saying Beijing favors expansion of the strategic ties with Tehran.

In a message to the Chinese Foreign Minister on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations between the two countries, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the adoption of the Comprehensive Strategic Plan is a proof of the long-term view of Iran and China in bilateral relations.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with China’s special envoy on Afghanistan Yue Xiaoyong in Tehran, where they discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan and exchanged the viewpoints of Iran and China on the matter as two of Afghanistan's neighbours. 

An Iranian medical expert says Russia and China have not kept their word in terms of providing vaccine doses on time, and that is why there are not enough coronavirus vaccines in the country now.

A Chinese national has been apprehended for releasing private pictures of Iranian girls he met in the country without their consent.

In the past few days and since the plenary meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission, several bilateral and multilateral meetings have been held at the level of deputies and political directors, and also at the level of experts between the Iranian delegation and the negotiating teams of the European Union, the three European countries, China and Russia.

Iran’s Energy Ministry has blamed unlicensed cryptocurrency mining activities in the country for the recent power cuts, which have turned into a crisis for the Rouhani administration ahead of the June votes.

Speaking in a telephone conversation on Monday, President Hassan Rouhani stressed the importance of close cooperation between the two countries on international issues especially in fighting the Cold War and the United States and their western allies' coalition-making against independent countries like Iran and China.

The head of the Chinese negotiating team in Vienna held talks with Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, the head of the Iranian delegation, at the latter's residence on Friday afternoon.

The heads of the Russian and Chinese negotiating teams visited the residence of Iran's chief negotiator and deputy foreign minister, Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, in Vienna to hold trilateral talks with him.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, who is also the head of the Iranian delegation to nuclear talks in Vienna, held separate meetings with his Russian and Chinese counterparts in the Austrian capital.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman has, in an Instagram post, defended the Iran–China 25-year Cooperation Document.

A senior Iranian official says the country has the potential to triple its exports to China over the coming years.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed expansion of bilateral relations in a meeting in Tehran.

An exhibition of documents related to Iran-China diplomatic relations has been opened at the Iranian Foreign Ministry's Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS).

Top diplomats from Tehran and Beijing have signed the "Document of Comprehensive Cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the People's Republic of China".

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Ali Larijai, an advisor to Iran's Leader and the country’s special envoy for strategic relations with China, have finalized a comprehensive cooperation program between the two countries.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on Saturday.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has arrived in Tehran for a two-day official visit.