Wang Yi meets Saudi security adviser, calls for dialogue to resolve Gulf disputes
Wang Yi, China's top diplomat, met Saudi National Security Adviser Musaad al-Aiban in Beijing, urging dialogue and negotiation to resolve disputes and safeguard energy and shipping security in the Middle East Gulf region.
China's top diplomat Wang Yi met Saudi Arabia's Minister of State, Cabinet member and National Security Adviser Musaad al-Aiban in Beijing on 3 November, exchanging views on the situation in the Middle East Gulf region.
Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office, said the current regional situation had again reached a critical juncture between war and peace. While the path to peace is not smooth, he said, progress will be made if pursued. He expressed hope that all parties could resolve disputes and end hostilities through dialogue and negotiation, thus safeguarding regional energy and shipping security.
China believes, Wang Yi added, that countries in the region should enhance mutual understanding, rebuild trust, improve relations and live together in harmony. He called for consultations to build a new regional security architecture that serves the long-term interests of the region's people.
Wang Yi also said China is willing to uphold a series of initiatives and propositions put forward by President Xi Jinping on maintaining regional peace and stability. He said Beijing would communicate and coordinate with Saudi Arabia and other parties to play a constructive role in helping the region emerge from the current gloom and achieve lasting peace and security.