Pezeshkian: Iran won’t forget China’s assistance to counter US sanctions

President Masoud Pezeshkian has described China as a strategic partner in Iran’s foreign policy, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic will never forget the East Asian powerhouse’s assistance in countering the cruel sanctions imposed by the United States.

Pezeshkian made the remarks in a Wednesday meeting with Peng Qinghua, Chinese President's Special Envoy and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, who traveled to Tehran to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of the fourteenth term of Iran's presidency.

“China has always been a friend of Iran in difficult times, and we will not forget Beijing's help to deal with the brutal sanctions of the United States,” the Iranian president said.

He also underlined the need for the swift implementation of agreements between the two countries, particularly the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the landmark 25-year comprehensive strategic partnership accord.

Pezeshkian went to note that Iran and China enjoy enormous capacities for joint cooperation, whose utilization will create new opportunities for both Asian countries.

He referred to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the BRICS group of emerging economies as international platforms for interactions between Tehran and Beijing.

Pezeshkian also stressed that the relationship between Iran and China is not influenced by international developments. “Whilst the United States is seeking continued war and insecurity in our region in order to market weapons, the Chinese government’s efforts to maintain peace and stability through resolution of differences among regional countries are highly commendable,” he said.

Opportunities of 25-year partnership for Iran and China

Iran and China, two countries that are in structural conflicts with the current world order, have signed a "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement" which is centered on geo-economic goals.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Pezeshkian pointed to Israel’s assassination of the head of the political bureau of the Hamas resistance movement, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, blaming US financial, military, and political support for the ongoing Israeli atrocities in the Gaza Strip and its targeted killings across West Asia.

He said the international community bears a responsibility in the face of the Zionist regime’s unprecedented, brutal, and inhumane crimes in Gaza, and human rights organizations as well as so-called advocates of human rights must be answerable for their silence amid this modern-day barbarism.

Pezeshkian said Israel and its sponsors want to exacerbate tensions and perpetuate insecurity in West Asia, called on China as a permanent member of the UN Security Council to use all its capacities to condemn Israeli crimes.

For his part, Peng voiced China’s readiness to implement the 25-year comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with Iran, and promote mutual economic, political, social, and cultural cooperation.

He stated that China roundly condemns the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, and emphasizes the need for adherence to international principles and respect for Iran’s territorial sovereignty.

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