The Communist Party of China (CPC) would like to improve
party-to-party relations with Iranian National Trust Party to
promote long-term and stable relations between the two countries,
said a CPC leader in Beijing on Tuesday.
Jia Qinglin, a member of the Standing Committee of the political
Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks during a
meeting with Secretary-General of the Iranian National Trust Party
Mahdi Karroubi.
Jia, also chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference, said China and Iran had
maintained frequent high-level exchanges, and political and
economic cooperation had expanded since the two countries forged
diplomatic ties in 1971.
Mahdi Karroubi said Iran valued China's role in the
international arena, and hoped to further cooperation with China in
the all fields.
He said the National Trust Party supported the Iranian
government and parliament to enhance friendly relations with China
and would like to develop exchanges with the CPC.
(Xinhua News Agency December 5, 2007)
