Raisi to visit China
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will head to China within days for a three-day visit aimed at strengthening economic cooperation, state media reported yesterday. Raisi will set out for Beijing today evening in response to an official invitation by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iran's state news agency IRNA said. On his upcoming trip, Raisi is expected to hold private talks with Xi, and delegations from both countries are due to sign "cooperation documents", according to IRNA. Iran and China have strong economic ties, especially in the fields of energy, transit, agriculture, trade and investment. Both countries signed in 2021 a 25-year "strategic cooperation pact" said to include "political, strategic and economic" components. China is Iran's largest trade partner, IRNA said.
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