From December 28 to 29, 2011, Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun was in Iran for the regular political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of the two countries. During his stay in Iran, Zhai met respectively with Iranian Foreign Minister Salehi and Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Bagheri. Zhai also held political consultations between the two Foreign Ministries with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Araghchi. Both sides exchanged views on China-Iran relations as well as international and regional issues of common concern.