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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday that the top priority in the current situation in the Middle East is to immediately end hostilities and prevent the conflict from spreading further.
Wang Yi, also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, made the statement during a telephone conversation with Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud al-Busaidi.
As the Omani Foreign Minister noted, with his country's mediation, Iranian-American negotiations achieved unprecedented progress, but the US and Israel abandoned the results already achieved and unleashed a war, which is regrettable.
If the war continues, it will lead to further casualties and material damage, the minister emphasized, calling on all parties to make joint efforts to achieve a swift ceasefire and end the war.
According to the Omani diplomat, China, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has consistently adhered to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and is a reliable positive force.
The Omani Foreign Minister added that at this sensitive time and in the current challenging environment, his country expects China to play a key role. Oman will make every effort to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens and institutions on Omani soil, he assured.
Wang Yi, for his part, said that China highly appreciates Oman's active mediation in advancing Iranian-American negotiations and the Sultanate's significant efforts to maintain peace in the region.
Despite progress in negotiations, the United States and Israel deliberately provoked a war against Iran, which clearly contradicts the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, the head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry stated.
Calling for the situation to be prevented from reaching the point of no return, Wang Yi noted that China calls on all parties to work together to achieve this and supports Oman in continuing its mediation efforts. China is also ready to play a constructive role in upholding justice in the UN Security Council, fighting for peace, and seeking an end to the war, the Chinese Foreign Minister added.
Wang Yi emphasized that China values the just demands of the Persian Gulf countries and supports them in defending their sovereignty and national security. The Chinese diplomat stated that escalating the war does not serve the fundamental and long-term interests of these states.
According to Wang Yi, China hopes that the Gulf countries will strengthen their independence, resist external interference, develop good-neighborliness and friendship, strengthen unity and cooperation, and truly take control of their own destiny.
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