On December 25, 2023, Assistant Foreign Minister Nong Rong met with Iranian Ambassador to China Mohsen Bakhtiar.

Nong Rong said that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Ebrahim Raisi, China-Iran relations have made great progress. Since the beginning of this year, the two heads of state have met twice, and the two sides have maintained close high-level exchanges, pushing for new progress in bilateral relations. China is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with Iran, jointly implement the Global Security Initiative, make good use of the mechanism of China-Iran-Pakistan trilateral consultation on counter-terrorism and security, constantly deepen counter-terrorism and security cooperation, and jointly make positive contributions to the security and stability of the two countries and the region at large.

Mohsen Bakhtiar said that Iran attaches great importance to its relationship with China and is willing to work closely with China to follow through on the important common understandings reached by the leaders of the two countries, strengthen counter-terrorism and security cooperation within the framework of the Global Security Initiative, give full play to the role of the mechanism of Iran-China-Pakistan trilateral consultation on counter-terrorism and security, and promote greater development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Iran and China.