Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday (May 6) that China viewed Iran as "having demonstrated its capabilities and strength" after the war, as he met China's top diplomat Wang Yi in Beijing with peace talks between Tehran and Washington at a critical stage.

Araqchi said China believed Iran's international standing had risen and that "a new era of cooperation" lay ahead.

He said the two sides reviewed the war, ongoing negotiations with the United States, Iran's nuclear programme, sanctions and the Strait of Hormuz.

The visit was Araqchi's first trip to China since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran disrupted global oil supplies, threatening energy security for China, the world's top crude importer. Wang said a complete cessation of hostilities was imperative and that restarting the conflict was "unacceptable," according to China's state television CCTV.

Iran said separately on Wednesday that it was reviewing a new U.S. proposal, after sources said Washington and Tehran were closing in on a one-page memorandum to end the war while leaving issues such as Iran's nuclear programme for later negotiations.

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1. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, ABBAS ARAQCHI, SAYING:

"Our Chinese friends believe that Iran, after the war, is different from pre-war Iran, that its international standing has risen and that it has demonstrated its capabilities and strength. Therefore, a new era of cooperation between Iran and other countries lies ahead."

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3. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, ABBAS ARAQCHI, SAYING:

"We reviewed all current issues, including matters related to the war and how to end it, the negotiations currently under way, issues related to Iran’s peaceful nuclear programme, issues related to sanctions, all bilateral matters, and the Strait of Hormuz was one of our serious topics of discussion, along with the need in any case to respect the rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran and all the views that exist."