BEIJING* – A Chinese expert and analyst believes that Iran is the biggestvictim of terrorism.*

Iran, as an important country in West Asia and the Middle East enjoyingspecial geographical location is neighbor to countries such as Iraq andAfghanistan, which have been facing unrest for many years, is regarded asthe forerunner in the fight global terrorism, Wang Fa told the IslamicRepublic News Agency (IRNA) on Saturday.

Iran has so far suffered a lot from terrorism, he reiterated.

Iran has made great efforts to establish peace and stability in the regionand prevent the spread of terrorist activities, playing an important rolealong with other countries including Russia and Turkey, in maintainingcease fire in Syria, he noted.

In the wake of its rapid economic growth and increasing power, China hasturned out to be the main big power fighting terrorism in the world, hesaid.

From among five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council(UNSC), China has sent the highest number of peacekeepers to differentparts of the world and has actively participated in international campaignagainst terrorism through multilateral mechanisms such as the ShanghaiCooperation Organization, he added.

He went on to say that Iran has helped Syrian people and refugees onhumanitarian ground.

He reiterated that Iran has prevented the spread of terrorism to Europe.

Within the framework of international law and regional and internationalorganizations, in particular the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Chinaand Iran can cooperate with other states in fighting terrorism and drugtrafficking, Wang Fa said.

Elsewhere in his remarks the Chinese expert referred to ‘One Belt One Road’Initiative, saying China should cooperate with the international communityin this regard