Sunday, 09 August 2020 (YJC) _ The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) wrote on his twitter account that the West seeks to prevent Iran from having strategic ties with Iran.
The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Shamkhani, wrote on his tweeter account on Sunday that the “the policy of the West toward Iran is looking forward to prevent the country from having strategic collaboration with the East and keep its economy dependent on oil.
An agreement is recently signed between Iran and China which is seeking to finalize a 25-year roadmap for strategic cooperation, which was announced in a joint statement during a visit to Tehran by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2016.
Earlier on July 31, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, noted that Iran's view about partnership with China is a long-term and is about to maintain "balanced, friendly" relations with all Eurasian and Asian powers.