The Chinese Foreign Ministry's Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Deng Xijun, and Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi met on Monday in Tehran and discussed Afghan peace process, Iran’s Mehar news agency reported. 

The report said that during the talks, the two sides looked into the latest political and security situation of Afghanistan as well as the ongoing peace efforts in the country.

In light of the importance of peace and stability in Afghanistan, the two sides also stressed the need to support the Afghan peace process under the direction and supervision of the government.

They also focused on the need to develop cooperation in this regard, considering the mutual interests and concerns of the two in relation to Afghanistan.

The meeting between Araghchi and Xijun was held within the framework of regular consultations between the two states on the issue of Afghanistan, the report said.