CPC official vows cooperation with Iran on counterterrorism, drug control issues

BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official on Friday pledged to advance cooperation with Iran on counterterrorism and drug control issues.

Meng Jianzhu, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks while meeting with Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar in Beijing.

Meng, also secretary of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, praised the stable development of bilateral ties as well as the fruitful cooperation between the two countries.

He said China is willing to work with Iran to seriously implement the important consensus reached by both leaders and further beef up political mutual trust, so as to benefit their people.

On Thursday, Mohammad-Najjar held talks with Chinese Public Security Minister Guo Shengkun. The two sides signed a cooperative document on jointly cracking down transnational crimes.