Tehran hosts conference on Iran-China economic co-op

Source: Xinhua | 05-11-2009 08:26

TEHRAN, May 10 (Xinhua) -- A conference on Iran-China economic cooperation opened on Sunday in Tehran with attendance of hundreds of Iranian and Chinese officials and businessmen.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (C) and China's  Vice Minister of Commerce Chen Jian (R) attend a meeting on  bilateral trade cooperations in Tehran, Iran, on May 10,  2009. A delegation of Chinese officials and entrepreneurs  led by Chen arrived in Tehran on Saturday. (Xinhua/Che Ling)

Addressing the conference, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki reviewed improvement of trade and economic ties between the two countries in recent years and expressed hope to deepen such ties.