Tehran- The National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the Iranian Parliament stressed the need not to reveal the details of the Iran-Chinese agreement in accordance with the national interest, while the Institute of International Relations in Iran considered the agreement a tool for buding power in the region.
9 months after Tehran and Beijing signed a 25 -year cooperation agreement to enhance their economic and political relationship, Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amir Abdullah and his Chinese counterpart Yang Yi met a few days ago in Wu Xi in the Chinese region.
In light of the criticism of the informal Iranian circles, the lack of transparency in the agreement and the mystery that surrounds its provisions, a spokesman for the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the Iranian parliament Mahmoud Abbas Zadeh explained that the agreement is comprehensive and contains sensitive dimensions that should not be revealed based on the national interest.
Economic items
Abbas Zadeh said in a statement to Iranian media, that it was agreed on strategic cooperation between Tehran and Beijing in various sectors, including politics, economics, energy, trade and industry, and it may include military cooperation, and some details will be announced for public opinion at the appropriate time.
The Iranian researcher in the political economy, Mohammadi Islami, reduced the importance of criticism about the ambiguity in his country's agreement with China, and said, "There are no details yet about the provisions of the Iran -Chinese -comprehensive agreement because they are incomplete and in need of joint work teams' talks, and what was agreed upon is still on outstanding lines.".
In his speech to Al -Jazeera Net, Islamic sees two main points in the field of economic cooperation in the agreement: the first is to facilitate trade, and the other relates to cooperation in the energy sector, especially oil, gas, and petrochemicals..
Economic cooperation between Tehran and Beijing will not be limited to Iran's export of energy to China, but rather the investment of the latter in the Iranian economy is the desired goal in the strategic agreement between them - and the words here to my Islam - governed by the Rabeh Rabeh equation..
Islami explained that the vision of the government of President Ibrahim Raisi is to develop relations with East Asia, especially before the resolution of the outstanding issues with the West, contrary to what the previous Iranian government believed, he said..
Prior planning
Islami concluded that the inauguration of the Iranian -Chinese agreement at this time comes as an affirmation of the saying of the famous major government that it will not be pledged to its economy for the result of the ongoing nuclear negotiations in Vienna, and that it wants a fundamental solution to controversial issues and a sustainable agreement that puts an end to Western pressure on Iran.
In the context, the head of the Iran -Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Majeed Reda Hariri, referred to the nuclear negotiations by Tehran with countries that are still falling under the nuclear agreement, stressing the need to meet the lion's share of the demand in the Iranian market through China in the event of nuclear negotiations to a result.
Hariri urged - in a press statement reported by Asia News Agency - to prior planning to import the necessary supplies from China after the sanctions were lifted from Tehran, explaining that the Iran -China -China Commercial Chamber of Commerce set the establishment of permanent exhibitions for Iranian goods in a number of Chinese cities on the ladder of their priorities.
Hariri revealed the decline in the volume of trade exchange between Iran and China, after the withdrawal of the previous US administration from the nuclear agreement signed with Tehran in 2015, and the return of US sanctions on Iran.
Belt and road
On the other hand, the director of the Institute of International Relations in Iran, Majeed Zouari, expected a qualitative boom in security and military cooperation between Tehran and Beijing in the coming period, in addition to developing economic, political and cultural relations between them.
Zouari believes - in an interview with Al -Jazeera Net - that China will become the first force in the world during the next few years, explaining that Tehran prefers to go east due to its bitter experiences with Western countries, especially what he called "the Western countries not fulfilling its pledges in the nuclear agreement and the withdrawal of the previous US administration from it".
He added that Beijing is seeking to establish large infrastructure projects to strengthen its relations with Asia, Europe and Africa, stressing that China sees its interest to involve Iran in the economic belt project and the silk road aimed at linking Beijing to the world.
In light of the frantic competition between China and the United States, Beijing wants to ensure energy for the future of its economic wheel movement, stressing that during the past years, Beijing planned to invest in the energy sector in the Gulf region in the Middle East..
Regional competition
Zouari considered China's desire to launch a consulate in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, stemming from its strategic view to enhance its presence in the Gulf waters, and to develop its relations with the countries of this oil and gas -rich region..
Upon his indication of the growing economic relations between the Gulf states, Zouari believes that his country has the right to go east to preserve its regional position.
He concluded his speech by saying that it is possible to deal with the Iran -Chinese agreement as a tool for buding power in the region and the blocs that have begun to become clear during the past few years..
The semi -official news agency has published leaked items from the draft agreement under the title "Comprehensive Cooperation Program between the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran", which can be summarized in: