Vice-Chairman of the China National People's Congress (NPC) Jiang Zhenghua on Tuesday expressed support for Iran's nuclear stance and hoped the case would be settled within the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

In a meeting with the Iranian delegation of the two countries' parliamentary friendship group, headed by Neishabour MP Hossein Sobhani Nia, Jiang said China supports Iran's right to use peaceful nuclear technology and Iran-Europe talks to settle the case.

He appreciated Iran's stances regarding the issues of China's human rights as well as Taiwan.

During the meeting, the two sides explored possible avenues for bolstering of bilateral relations in all parliamentary, political, economic and cultural fields.

Sobhani Nia said promotion of parliamentary cooperation between the two countries play an important role in boosting bilateral ties.

He invited NPC Chairman Wu Bangguo to pay a visit to Iran in response to a visit by former Majlis speaker Mehdi Karroubi to Beijing.

The volume of trade exchanges between Iran and China surpassed the barrier of seven billion dollars last year. The sides are expected to increase the volume to 10 billion dollars.