TEHRAN - Beijing says it supports Tehran in its efforts to maintain regional stability, while Iran pledges to strengthen cooperation to address the crisis, the South China Morning Post reported on Wednesday.

Communist Party International Department chief Liu Jianchao met several senior Iranian politicians during his visit to Tehran.

Beijing and Tehran have vowed to support and coordinate with each other diplomatically amid the Israel-Gaza war.

Liu Jianchao met several senior politicians on Tuesday.

They included Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, Iran’s secretary of the Expediency Council, an administrative assembly that plays an advisory role to the head of state, and Ghodrat Ali Heshmatian, the chairman of Iran’s House of Parties, a government-funded organization aimed at minimizing differences between the country’s registered political parties.

China said it supported Iran in playing its role in maintaining regional peace and stability, while Iran pledged to step up coordination with China on international and regional affairs.