China stresses the Middle East needs to be free of external interference for peace and stability

Despite the fact that Iran is sanctioned by the United States and some other Western countries, China firmly believes that its normal cooperation and trade with Iran are those with a good friend and partner to the benefit of the two peoples. The two sides firmly support each other in safeguarding their respective core interests and have taken their mutual trust to a new level.

In a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in the Chinese capital on Saturday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledged Beijing's further cooperation with Teheran.

He also voiced Beijing's commitment to supporting Teheran within multilateral frameworks such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS.