INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi in Beijing on Wednesday.Ding, also a member of the
Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, underscored the traditional friendship between
the two countries and abundant results from their cooperation in multiple fields.Ding said China is willing to work with Iran to deliver on
the common understandings between the two heads of state, deepen high-level exchanges and consolidate political mutual trust.The two
countries should also expand pragmatic cooperation, strengthen coordination in international and regional affairs, and promote the steady
and long-term progress of the China-Iran comprehensive strategic partnership that benefits the two countries and their peoples, Ding
said.Araghchi said that Iran attaches great importance to the comprehensive strategic partnership and is willing to deepen mutually
beneficial cooperation, enhance multilateral coordination and safeguard their common interests.
