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International relations

China to finance high-speed railway in Iran

RIYADH -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, on Saturday agreed to a deal that calls on China to provide financial aid for the development of a high-speed railway in Iran.

     The deal was among 17 agreements on economic and technological cooperation that the two leaders signed in Tehran.

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