Urgent: China willing to cooperate with Russia to de-escalate Mideast situation, says FM-Xinhua

Urgent: China willing to cooperate with Russia to de-escalate Mideast situation, says FM

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-04-05 22:28:00

BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- China is willing to continue working with Russia within the framework of the United Nations Security Council, maintain communication on major issues, and make joint efforts to help de-escalate the situation in the Middle East, safeguard regional peace and stability, and uphold common security for the world, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in a phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.