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Source: Xinhua | Author: Tai Beiping (邰背平), Xinhua reporter; Sun Nan (孙楠), Xinhua reporter | October 19, 2026

On the afternoon of October 19, while attending the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Dushanbe, Premier Li Qiang met with Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref. Photo by Xinhua reporter Shen Hong.

10月19日下午，国务院总理李强在杜尚别出席上海合作组织成员国政府首脑（总理）理事会第二十五次会议期间会见伊朗第一副总统阿雷夫。新华社记者 申宏 摄

DUSHANBE, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) — Reporters Tai Beiping and Sun Nan report: On the afternoon of October 19, while attending the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Dushanbe, Premier Li Qiang met with Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref.

新华社杜尚别10月19日电（记者邰背平　孙楠）10月19日下午，国务院总理李强在杜尚别出席上海合作组织成员国政府首脑（总理）理事会第二十五次会议期间会见伊朗第一副总统阿雷夫。

Li said that China and Iran are both ancient civilizations and their traditional friendship goes back a long way. Over the 55 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, China-Iran relations have maintained steady and sound development and withstood the test of changes in the international landscape. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Iran comprehensive strategic partnership. China is willing to take this as an opportunity to work with Iran to achieve new progress in exchanges and cooperation across various fields.

李强表示，中国和伊朗同为文明古国，传统友谊源远流长。建交55年来，中伊关系保持平稳健康发展，经受住了国际风云变幻考验。今年是中伊建立全面战略伙伴关系10周年，中方愿同伊方以此为契机，推动双方各领域交流合作取得新进展。

Li pointed out that the situation in the Middle East has been turbulent since the beginning of this year. President Xi Jinping has put forward four propositions on safeguarding and promoting peace and stability in the Middle East, as well as a four-point initiative on promoting common security in the region, which have resonated widely among countries in the region and the international community. China believes that the sovereignty and security of all countries should be respected, and that all parties concerned should choose peace, restart dialogue and negotiations as soon as possible, resolve differences through political and diplomatic means, and work to restore peace and tranquility to the region at an early date. China has consistently made every effort to encourage peace and promote dialogue and, upholding the spirit of the series of major initiatives and propositions put forward by President Xi, will continue contributing to peace, stability and development in the region.

李强指出，今年以来，中东局势动荡不安。习近平主席就维护和促进中东和平稳定提出四点主张，就促进中东地区共同安全提出四点倡议，在地区国家、国际社会引起广泛共鸣。中方认为，各国主权和安全都应得到尊重，相关各方应当坚持和平选择，尽早重启对话谈判，通过政治外交途径化解分歧，推动地区早日恢复安宁。中方一直在尽最大努力劝和促谈，将秉持习近平主席提出的一系列重大倡议和主张精神，为促进地区和平、稳定、发展继续作出努力。

Aref said that Iran attaches great importance to its relations with China and is willing to maintain close exchanges at all levels, strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation across various fields, enhance coordination within multilateral frameworks such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS, and promote the sustained, in-depth development of the Iran-China comprehensive strategic partnership. As a responsible major country, China has consistently supported multilateralism and worked to safeguard the common interests of Global South countries, which Iran appreciates. Iran thanks China for consistently encouraging peace and working to end hostilities, and welcomes and supports the important initiatives and propositions put forward by President Xi on promoting peace and security in the Middle East. Iran is willing to resolve conflicts and differences through dialogue and consultation, hopes for an early return to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, and hopes that peace and tranquility will be restored to the region as soon as possible.

阿雷夫表示，伊方高度重视对华关系，愿同中方密切各层级往来，加强各领域互利合作，密切在上合组织、金砖机制等多边框架内协作，推动伊中全面战略伙伴关系持续深入发展。作为负责任大国，中方始终支持多边主义，致力于维护全球南方国家共同利益，伊方对此表示赞赏。伊方感谢中方坚持劝和止战，欢迎并支持习近平主席就促进中东和平安全提出的重要倡议和主张，愿通过对话协商化解冲突分歧，希望早日回归伊斯兰堡谅解备忘录，尽早恢复地区和平安宁。

Wu Zhenglong attended the meeting.

吴政隆参加会见。