Xinhua Tehran office highlights Silk Road role

Addressing the audience, Dong briefed them about the news agency's history, saying that Xinhua was established in 1931.

While being the most influential and biggest news agency, it is also the only official news agency of the People's Republic of China, he said.

He went on to say that, at present, Xinhua has some 170 offices in foreign countries and functions as the only media for broadcasting the important news of the central government in eight live world languages.

'More than 2100 years ago, representative of the Hun Dynasty visited Central Asia and Iran twice and opened the old Silk Road, stretching from the West to the East and ended up in Europe. Due to its pivotal role for trade, cultural exchanges and friendly cooperation, important missions were implemented by diplomats, businessmen, and scientists to meet the needs of the road in its entirety,' the Xinhua director said.

Four years ago, the president of the People's Republic of China raised a new initiative for the Silk Road and its economic belt which includes Iran, as well, Mu added.

Regarding the Silk Road issue, he said, the Xinhua News Agency, as the official news agency of the People's Republic of China, has hired numerous reporters in order to cover the news related to the Silk Road and is committed to reflect the news on the social progress as well as economic development and growth.

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