3 proposals of the Chinese Foreign Minister to Iran and Saudi Arabia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China announced that the Foreign Minister of this country has presented 3 proposals in order to improve relations between Tehran and Riyadh in a meeting with Ali Bagheri, Political Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran and Al-Khariji, Deputy Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia.

According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Wang Yi in this meeting while congratulating the successful holding of the first meeting of the Joint Committee of the Three On the other hand, he said: China has always supported the people of the Middle East in their independent search for their own development path and supported the solidarity and coordination of the Middle East countries to resolve the security issues of the region. It has also supported Saudi Arabia and Iran in the continuous improvement of relations. China is willing to use the opportunity of the tripartite meeting and in order to realize friendship and good neighborliness between Saudi Arabia and Iran, inject a new driving force and provide new assistance to promote peace and stability in the Middle East region.

In the news of this ministry, it is stated that Wang Yi In order to continuously advance the process of improving relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, he offered three suggestions: First, adhere to the strategic choice of reconciliation between the two countries and not waver. The improvement of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran is beneficial to the interests of both sides and is in line with the expectations of the international community. It will also increase the regional and international influence of the two countries. We hope that both sides will adhere to strategic autonomy, maintain strategic focus, and increase mutual trust through dialogue and consultation to achieve stable and comprehensive friendship and good neighborliness.

The second is to further promote the process of improving relations. The Chinese side welcomes active discussions between Saudi Arabia and Iran for cooperation and expansion of human exchanges in the fields of economy and trade, security, people-to-people and cultural exchanges, etc. strengthen Iran. We hope that the parties will communicate and consult each other more to resolve misunderstandings in time and prevent incorrect judgments. During this process, China is willing to continue to play a positive and constructive role.

Third is the elimination of external interventions. Saudi Arabia and Iran are standing on the right side of history by improving relations. The Middle East will no longer become the arena of geopolitical conflicts between the great powers, the fate of the Middle East must be in the hands of the people of the countries of the Middle East region. We believe that Saudi Arabia and Iran have the full (enough) power and wisdom to eliminate foreign interventions in a timely manner and to continuously and long-term advance the reconciliation process and maintain long-term peace and stability in the region.

Wang Yi also emphasized: China supports the joint efforts of Saudi Arabia And Iran supports the formation of a unified and stronger position among Islamic countries on the issue of the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. China always stands by the majority of Arab and Muslim countries and supports the restoration of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. The main priority is promoting a ceasefire and stopping the war in the Gaza region, advancing humanitarian aid and resuming Palestinian-Israeli negotiations.

He added: Any solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict must respect the wishes of the Palestinian people and the legitimate concerns of the countries in the region, and the solution The aforementioned cannot be far from the “two-state solution”. We must adhere to the general orientation of “Palestinian-owned, Palestinian-led, and Palestinian-ruled.” China is willing to provide a timetable and roadmap together with the two countries of Saudi Arabia and Iran and the Arab and Muslim countries to advance as quickly as possible and realize the “two-state solution” and protect the maintenance of peace and stability in the Middle East.