Mokhber made the remarks in a meeting held in Tehran with the visiting Head of the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party Liu Jianchao, IRNA reported on Thursday.

In the meeting, Mokhber appreciated China for its stance on the Gaza events and its support for the Islamic Republic to become a member of the BRICS emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

As the vice president underlined, Iran is ready to prepare the ground for further investment and economic ties between the two countries.

Mokhber referred to the 25-year document on comprehensive cooperation between Iran and China as a good ground for serving the two countries’ national interests.

He expressed hope that mutual agreements would be implemented as the two are following up the issue.

For his part, the Chinese official pointed out to exchange of delegations between Beijing and Tehran as an indication of expansion of cooperation.

Censuring the US unilateral sanctions, Jianchao called for finding proper ways to upgrade the level of bilateral ties.

Earlier, the Chinese official and his 12-member delegation met with the head of Iran’s house of political parties Qodratali Heshmatian in Tehran and reviewed promotion of cooperation based on mutual respect.