Iran-China 25-Year Roadmap Serves Interests of Both Nations: Official


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said a 25-year roadmap between Tehran and Beijing for strategic partnership would be developed with the purpose of supporting multilateralism and serving both nations’ interests.

“The plan for strategic cooperation between Iran and China would be designed on equal footing, on the basis of common views, and with the purpose of supporting multilateralism,” Vaezi tweeted on Wednesday.

The president’s chief of staff said the bilateral deal offers a prospect of mid-term and long-term interaction between the two countries in various fields and secures the strategic interests of both countries.

In remarks on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said everything about a 25-year cooperation agreement with China is clear and the two countries have nothing to hide about it.

He also noted that Tehran will make the contents of the agreement public.