He also hails friendly relations with Vietnam in talks with nation's leader
President Xi Jinping extended on Monday China's support for Iran's
reasonable demands concerning the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on
the Iranian nuclear issue, saying that Beijing is willing to step up
coordination with Teheran to safeguard the common interests of both
sides.
Xi made the remarks in a phone conversation with his Iranian
counterpart Hassan Rouhani. He also spoke on Monday with Vietnamese
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
China will continue to support Iran's defense of its sovereignty and
national dignity, and is willing to help the country fight COVID-19 to
the best of its ability and secure an early victory against the
pandemic, he said.
The two sides have stood in solidarity and helped each other in
fighting the pandemic, while enabling their bilateral pragmatic
cooperation to attain positive outcomes, Xi noted.
He added that both nations have offered each other staunch support on
issues concerning their respective core interests and major concerns,
which consolidated mutual strategic trust and upheld international
fairness and justice.
With this year marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of
bilateral diplomatic ties, China-Iran relations are also at a critical
historic juncture in terms of building on their strong legacy and taking
them forward, Xi said.
He underscored that China attaches great importance to relations with
Iran, and is willing to use the 50th anniversary as an opportunity to
scale up cooperation in various areas and to deepen bilateral
cooperation to achieve more tangible results.
Beijing will continue to play a constructive role for the early and
just settlement of the Palestinian issue and is willing to step up
communication and cooperation with Teheran on regional and international
affairs and jointly promote regional security and stability, he said.
Rouhani expressed appreciation for China's valuable support and help
to countries in their virus fight, saying that Teheran firmly adhered to
the one-China policy and supported Beijing's efforts to safeguard its
national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Iran is willing to step up strategic cooperation with China to expand
win-win cooperation in areas such as trade, economics and energy and
jointly building the Belt and Road, he said.
During his talks with Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Xi said
the traditional friendship as comrades and brothers is a shared precious
treasure of the two parties and nations.
He highlighted the need for both sides to continuously expand
bilateral trade, accelerate their infrastructure connectivity and fully
explore the potential for cooperation.
The Vietnamese president offered congratulations on the upcoming
100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China, saying that Vietnam
always supports the development of a strong socialist China that follows
an independent foreign policy.
He called for closer political exchanges, strengthened solidarity and
mutual trust and deeper cooperation in areas such as trade, virus
response and people-to-people exchanges.
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