On May 22, 2014, President Xi Jinping held talks with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran in Shanghai. The two heads of state jointly planned for the development of China-Iran relationship, and announced to join their hands to promote the friendly cooperation in all fields to a new high. Xi Jinping stressed that China is willing to continue its efforts for an early, comprehensive and proper settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue.

Xi Jinping expressed that China and Iran enjoy a traditional friendship and enormous cooperation potentials. China attaches great importance to the bilateral relationship, and is willing to make joint efforts with Iran to uplift the China-Iran relations to a new high.