President Hassan Rouhani met his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping on Sunday and the two sides signed four memorandums of understanding to prevent drug trafficking and promote two-way trade.
The two leaders held talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in east China's coastal city of Qingdao on Sunday, president.ir reported.
The two countries also agreed to develop a joint plan to work on China’s One Belt One Road Initiative.
Science and technology authorities of the two countries also signed MoU to work on joint research projects plan.
China, Iran’s largest trading partner and long-time ally, has denounced the US withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Speaking at the SCO summit on Sunday, Xi expressed “regret” that Washington had withdrawn from the nuclear deal.
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