Visiting Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao said in Tehran Sunday that China and Iran share common views on many issues and should strengthen cooperation in regional and international affairs.
At the meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi, Hu said diplomats of the two countries should particularly conduct improved coordination in international organizations like the United Nations, so as to make a joint contribution to the promotion of peace and development of the world.
He pointed out that the two countries share many things in common when they both face the same task of developing their respective economies and need a peaceful and stable international environment.
The two countries have common views on the establishment of a fair and just international political and economic order, the building of a multi-polar world, the coexistence of different civilizations, and the safeguard of the interests of the developing countries.
Kharazi said Hu's visit has yielded a lot of results and will serve to strongly push forward the bilateral cooperation.
He said the Iranian Foreign Ministry is willing to keep close contact and cooperation with their Chinese counterpart so as to make contribution to the peace and stability of the region and the world as a whole.
(Xinhua 01/08/2001)
