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Raisi’s China trip pivotal to comprehensive deal: Iran envoy

Tehran, Iran’s Ambassador to Beijing Mohammad Keshavarzzadeh said on Sunday that a recent visit to China by President Ebrahim Raisi was a key step to implementing a 25-year strategic deal between the two countries.

Speaking to IRNA, the ambassador said that during the visit, some 20 documents were signed between the two countries on various areas, including among others on infrastructure, energy, construction, and media cooperation.

Keshavarzzadeh said that representatives from Iran’s private sector were also accompanying the president in his China trip where they visited Chinese economic activists and managers of top Chinese industries.

He expressed hope that the agreements inked between Tehran and Beijing would lead to further enhancement of bilateral relations.

Source: Islamic Republic News Agency – IRNA