China, Iran foreign ministers meet amid Middle East tensions | World News, The Indian Express

China, Iran foreign ministers meet amid Middle East tensions | World News, The Indian Express

By AP |Beijing |Published: May 18, 2019 10:03:20 am

China, Iran foreign ministers meet amid Middle East tensions

Iran wishes to cooperate with China ``bilaterally and multilaterally, in order to preserve the interests of our two peoples ... for peace and security,'' Zarif said.

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Friday. (Photo: AP)

Iran’s foreign minister praised his country’s relations with China during talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing amid heightened tensions and efforts by Tehran to keep its world markets open following the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.