INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - In a 60-minute phone conversation on Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi discussed significant
global and regional developments while highlighting the importance of expanding and fortifying strategic cooperation.
During the
conversation, Raisi and Jinping viewed U.S
interference in other nations' internal affairs as detrimental and the outcome of Washington's unilateralist policy, which has turned into a
severe danger to international peace and security.According to the Iranian president, one of Tehran's key foreign policy tenets is to
fundamental element of its foreign policy, Raisi remarked.Raisi also emphasized Iran's steadfast desire to expand its comprehensive
relations with China, regardless of any developments on the global stage, contending that independent cooperation of nations based on
securing their own national interests is the proper pattern of good governance in regional and global settings.The Iranian president went on
to highlight that the new international order must prioritize justice and fairness, and any attempt by the U.S
to bring back the Cold War era in the global arena is evidence of the declining U.S
to the Chinese president praising the Iranian government's policy of expanding relations and cooperation with neighboring countries and its
outstanding results so far.He also stressed how crucial it is for Iran to ensure the safe navigation and transfer of energy within the same
American side as the only party that violated the nuclear agreement.It is also essential that the U.S
terminate illegal sanctions on Iran and third parties, he stressed.Furthermore, Raisi applauded strengthening global economic cooperation in
extra-regional and regional accords like BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).Presidents Raisi and Xi concurred on
strategies for rapid expansion of cooperation and swift implementation of the provisions of the 25-year Iran-China partnership
They were both pleased with initiatives aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation and increasing annual bilateral trade during the previous
year.The Chinese president also praised the efforts made by Raisi's administration to strengthen bilateral, regional, and global cooperation
with China.The Chinese leader emphasized the value of Iran's constructive contribution to maintaining regional peace while reiterating
Beijing's opposition to using political pressure and unilateralist strategies.He also stressed the strategic importance of China's relations
with Iran, saying that his country is determined to expand and improve its critical bilateral strategic cooperation, notably in the area of
security.He continued by saying that both nations still have a long way to go until the 25-year partnership is fully
implemented.Accordingly, Xi said he would give the necessary instructions for the development of comprehensive strategic partnership with
Iran, especially in the area of the economy.According to the 25-year Iran-China comprehensive strategic partnership, China will invest a
whopping $400 billion in various Iranian sectors including oil and gas
