Chinese President is paying a visit to Iran, where he met his counterpart, Sheikh Hasan Rouhani and both issued a statement stressing bilateral relations based on comprehensive strategic partnership.

Chinese President is paying a visit to Iran, where he met his counterpart, Sheikh Hasan Rouhani and both issued a statement stressing bilateral relations based on comprehensive strategic partnership.

The Chinese president, Xi Jinping arrived in Tehran on Friday evening, IRNA news agency reported.

Xi's Tehran visit took place after 14 years when the then Chinese president Jiang Zemin flew to Iran.

In the statement, the two presidents announced that they have reached an agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership in all international, regional and bilateral issues.

The joint Tehran-Beijing statement also included a road map for deepening of bilateral relations in different fields.

Earlier, top Iranian and Chinese officials inked 17 agreements and documents on bilateral cooperation on Saturday morning.