On February 1, 2024, Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li, upon invitation, attended the reception marking the 45th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Deng Li extended holiday congratulations to Iranian Ambassador to China Mohsen Bakhtiar, saying that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, China-Iran relations have maintained a high level of development in recent years and the cooperation in various fields has yielded fruitful results. China is ready to work with Iran to follow through on the important common understandings reached between the two heads of state and push for the steady and long-term growth of China-Iran comprehensive strategic partnership. Mohsen Bakhtiar said, Iran attaches great importance to the development of Iran-China relations and is ready to further deepen exchanges and cooperation with China to promote the continuous development of Iran-China relations.

The two sides also had an exchange of views on regional and international issues of mutual interest and concern.