The president, who has already visited Egypt and Saudi Arabia, was to meet Saturday with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani and the Islamic republic`s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khamenei, according to local media.
Beijing is Tehran`s top customer for oil exports and trade between the two countries was worth $52 billion in 2014.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Rahimpour has told state television that 16 accords including a strategic cooperation agreement are to be signed during Xi`s visit.
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