By IRNA
Beijing : Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili here Friday hoped for a new chapter in cooperation between Tehran and Beijing.
“I hope the visit (his visit to China) will open a new chapter in the Iran-China cooperation,” said Jalili in a meeting with a member of China’s State Council Tang Jiaxuan.
Jalili said relations between Iran and China — a country with a rich history and old civilization — have always been based on friendship and cooperation.
He said he and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi had in a meeting discussed various subjects, including Tehran’s nuclear issue, and mutual cooperation in the economic sector.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for the Asia-Pacific Affairs Mehdi Safari and Iran’s ambassador to China Javad Mansouri were also present in the Jalili-Tang meeting.