On August 27, H.E. Dr. Hadi Solemanpour, Head of the Centre for International Education and Research of the Foreign Ministry of Iran, visits SIIS and meets with SIIS President Chen Dongxiao, Prof. Li Weijian, Executive Director of the Institute for Foreign Policy Studies, Dr. Ye Qing, Director of the Center for West Asian & African Studies, Dr. Qiang Xiaoyun, Deputy Director of the Center for Russian & Central Asian Studies, Dr. Jin Liangxiang, research fellow of the Center for West Asian & African Studies, and some other research fellows. Both sides have a deep discussion on current Middle East situation China-Iranian relations.