TEHRAN -- Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao here on Friday evening visited different sections of Iran's carpet museum.

Jintao arrived here Friday at the head of a politico-economic delegation for a five-day state visit aimed at bolstering bilateral cooperation and discussing regional and international issues with Iranian officials.

During their visit to the museum, members of the Chinese delegation were briefed on various aspects of carpets being kept in the museum.

The Chinese vice president signed the museum's guest book before his delegation left the place.

Jintao is to be officially welcomed by his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Habibi, at the Sa'd-Abad Cultural Complex on Saturday.

During his five-day stay in the country the Chinese official will hold talks with President Mohammad Khatami, Majlis Speaker Mahdi Karrubi, the director of the Iran-China Joint Economic Commission and counterpart Mohammad Hashemi.

Jintao is accompanied by his wife, the vice foreign minister, the deputy director of the general office of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee, the vice minister in charge of China's Development Planning Commission, the vice minister of foreign trade and economic cooperation as well as the deputy director of the policy research office of the CPC's Central Committee and governor of the Export-Import Bank of China (EXIMBANK).

The vice president will visit the Iranian cities of Isfahan and Shiraz before proceeding to Syria, Jordan, Cyprus and Uganda.

During their stay some Chinese business leaders will sign agreements for export and imports of goods between the two countries.

(IRNA)