(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - In the meeting, the two sides called for settlement of Syrian crisis through peaceful means without interference of aliens.
Underlining the need for further expansion of Tehran-Beijing all-out relations, they studied the latest developments in the Middle East region mainly Syria and Afghanistan as well as Iran's peaceful nuclear program.
Meanwhile, the two sides studied sales of oil, investments of Chinese companies in Iran and expansion of bilateral trade transactions.
At the end of the meeting, the Iranian envoy, described the meeting as very good and promising.
The Islamic Republic of Iran and China share identical views regarding many regional and international developments, he said.
Referring to complexity of situation in Syria, he said Tehran and Beijing call for peaceful resolve of the issue without interference of any foreign power.
Any change or development in Syria should be based on national dialogue in line with people's will, he said.
To resolve the crisis, a truce should be declared and shipment of arms must be halted, he said, adding that financial support for opposition groups should also be blocked.
Araqchi arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night and met with Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister for West Asia Zhai Jun on issues of mutual interests.
Volume of Iran-China trade exchanges hit dlrs 45 billion last year.
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