Iran, China sign 25-year cooperation agreement

The accord is an example of “successful diplomacy,” Mr. Rouhani’s adviser Hesamedd in Ashena was cited by Iranian media as saying

The Chinese and Iranian Foreign Ministers on Saturday signed a 25-year cooperation agreement between the two allies in a ceremony carried live on state television. “Our relations with Iran will not be affected by the current situation, but will be permanent and strategic,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was earlier quoted by Iranian news agencies assaying. “Iran decides independently on its relations with other countries and is not like some countries that change their position with one phone call.”