On January 12, Chinese Ambassador to Iran Cong Peiwu met with the mayor of Ahvaz of Iran Reza Amini in Ahvaz. Minister Counselor Xu Qisong, who is in charge of commercial affairs, was present.

Ambassador Cong said that China and Iran shared a long history of friendly exchanges. In recent years, China-Iran relations have maintained a good momentum of development. In October last year, President Xi Jinping and President Pezeshkian met successfully and reached important consensus, which pointed out the direction for the development of bilateral relations of two countries. Ahvaz has unique scenery and rich resources. The Chinese side is willing to work with Ahvaz to create new highlights in China-Iran sub-national exchanges.

Amini welcomed Ambassador Cong's visit and said that Iran and China have maintained friendly exchanges through the ancient Silk Road in history. In recent years, China's economic development has made great achievements that have attracted worldwide attention and admiration. The Ahvaz local government is willing to learn from China's development experience and carry out cooperation with China in various fields to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.