SECRETARY OF THE IRANIAN NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL ALI LAREGANI LEFT HERE TODAY FOR BEIJING ON AN OFFICIAL TWO-DAY VISIT TO CHINA. THE IRANIAN MEDIA REPORTED THAT LAREGANI WILL DELIVER A MESSAGE FROM IRANIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD TO HIS CHINESE COUNTERPART. HE WILL ALSO HOLD TALKS WITH A NUMBER OF SENIOR CHINESE OFFICIALS ON ISSUES OF MUTUAL INTEREST.