China's premier meets Iran's first vice president, urges dialogue to restore peace

Chinese ​Premier Li ​Qiang told Iran's ‌First Vice ​President Mohammad Reza Aref that the sovereignty ‌and security of all countries should be respected, as the two met ‌on the sidelines of a ‌Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting in Dushanbe on Monday, according to China's state-run media Xinhua. China is ⁠ready ​to ⁠advance exchanges and cooperation across various fields with ⁠Iran, Li was quoted as ​saying.

Li urged "all parties concerned" to opt ⁠for peace, resume dialogue and negotiations, and ⁠resolve ​differences through political and diplomatic means so as to help ⁠restore peace to the region at an early ⁠date, ⁠according to Xinhua.