Need to Create Positive Climate for Chinese Investment in Iran

An environment conducive to attracting Chinese investment to Iran should be created, a former diplomat said. 
“China is important to Iran from international, political, economic and oil perspectives … Favorable conditions should be created in the investment sector so that Iran and China can work together more closely,” Ali Khorram, who formerly served as Tehran’s ambassador in Beijing, told Mehr News Agency in a recent interview. 
He added that the two countries are facing similar economic issues and need each other to advance their strategic goals. 
“I believe China will maintain its ties with Iran as long as its [trade] confrontation with the United States continues because Iran has similar challenges as China, given the fact that we are experiencing trade restrictions imposed by the Americans,” he added.