Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 4 / Trend F.Milad/
Iran and China will start new round of talks by the next ten days on oil and gas cooperation, Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said.
He rejected some rumors on reducing Iranian oil exports to China, saying that bilateral economic ties are on the rise, Mehr news agency reported.
Last week, the European Union agreed to ban from July 1 all imports of oil from Iran, OPEC's second largest producer, in a drive to pressure Tehran into reining in its nuclear activities.
China has criticized the EU ban, saying it is "not a constructive approach."
Beijing, the world's second largest crude consumer, has long opposed unilateral sanctions that target Iran's energy sector and has tried to reduce tensions that could threaten its oil supply.