Tehran Times - October 28, 2018
Following is the full text of his interview with Tehran Times and Mehr News Agency:
Q: What are the areas of
integration between China and Iran? The two countries believe in
multilateralism and disagree with U.S. shift towards unilateralism. For
example, Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a good example of
multilateral policy. Where does china stand on Iran's permanent
membership in SCO?
A: In June this year President Rouhani
visited China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
summit held in Qingdao. The meeting was a great success. We made very
good progress to map the direction of the future development of the
organization. President Rouhani played there an active role and made
positive contribution to the success of the summit. Two presidents also
held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the summit. They discussed
intense cooperation between 2 countries. I think that the relationships
between our countries are mutually complementary. It is for the benefits
of two countries as well as our nations. So there is a great potential
for two countries to work together. We can build on the previous
achievements to make further progress in political, economic, security,
cultural areas and people to people exchange.
You mentioned about the possible
membership of Iran in SCO. I would like to say that during president
Xi’s visit to Tehran, two leaders issued a joint statement in which
China made its position quite clear on this issue. China would be happy
to see Iran play a greater role in SCO and we support Iran to be a full
member of the organization. We wish to emphasize the bilateral economic
cooperation. The cooperation between two countries are in line with
obligations that each of us undertake. The cooperation is transparent
and legitimate.
