Iran says it welcomes China’s investments in its non-oil projects, stressing that it stands ready to have an active participation in the Silk Road Initiative pursued by Beijing.

Minister of Economy and Financial Affairs Ali Tayyebnia was quoted by media as saying that Tehran is determined to expand its relations with Beijing in all areas.

Tayyebnia emphasized that the relations between the two countries have always been satisfactory, adding that those relations had specifically over the past few years developed from the trade of oil to the development of investment and the development of Iran’s infrastructure.

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