China's Xi Congratulates Raisi on Election as Iranian President
China's Xi Congratulates Raisi on
Election as Iranian President
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent
his congratulations on Monday to Ebrahim Raisi on his election as Iran's president,
saying their two countries were "comprehensive strategic partners",
state media reported.
Raisi, a hardliner and fierce
critic of the West, won election on Friday.
This year marks the 50th
anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and
Iran, Xi said, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
"I attach great importance to the development of
China-Iran relations," Xinhua cited Xi as saying.
Xi added that he was willing to
work with Raisi to strengthen strategic communication, consolidate mutual
political trust, and expand and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation.
China is one of the six world
powers involved in ongoing negotiations to revive a 2015 nuclear deal with
Iran, which came undone after the United States withdrew from it in 2018 and
reimposed tough sanctions on Tehran.
