Xi is the second leader of a U.N. Security Council member to visit Tehran and meeting with President Hassan Rouhani following the nuclear deal Iran struck with world powers last year, according to The Daily Mail.
"Iran and China have agreed to increase trade to $600 billion in the next 10 years," Rouhani said at a news conference with Xi broadcast live on state television.
"Iran and China have agreed on forming strategic relations [as] reflected in a 25-year comprehensive document," he said.
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