China envoys says Tehran-Beijing cooperation within BRICS promising

China’s ambassador to Iran Cong Peiwu called landscape of mutual cooperation between Tehran and Beijing within BRICS framework ‘promising’.

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Date: 12 January 2025 - 12:14

TABNAK, Jan 12: He called for boosting bilateral cooperation between Iran and China in the economic and multilateral domains.

The Chinese envoy described BRICS as a favorable platform for strengthening economic cooperation between the countries of the Global South. “In addition to constructive interaction between member states, the activities of this group lead to the expansion of cooperation with other countries as well,” he said.

He added that these interactions are not limited to trade exchanges, but rather, cross-border e-commerce and cooperation in various fields of the digital economy, artificial intelligence, innovation, and technology are also among other activities carried out within the BRICS bloc.

Iran officially joined BRICS as full member in January 2024, months after it was invited to join the expanding bloc along with Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. BRICS initially consisted of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. It is considered to be a counterpart to the G7 bloc of the world’s largest economies.

In his Saturday remarks, Ambassador Cong also underscored the need to support the development and expansion of the open global economy.

He slammed the unilateral actions and economic threats of certain countries against Iran and China as “illogical”.

“All countries should support the open and win-win [global] economy, and in this regard, we firmly oppose the unilateral actions and economic threats of certain countries,” he asserted