China says ready to work with Russia to ease Middle East tensions

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Advertisement World China says ready to work with Russia to ease Middle East tensions Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend a meeting of the BRICS Plus Ministerial Council in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia June 11, 2024. (Photo: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo) 06 Apr 2026 01:43AM (Updated: 06 Apr 2026 01:45AM) Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST BEIJING: China is willing to continue cooperating with Russia at the UN Security Council to help cool tensions in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a phone call on Sunday (Apr 5). Related: Meeting of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference has begun Trump vows to hit more Iranian infrastructure as nations seek to open Hormuz UK-led talks demand 'immediate' reopening of Hormuz SHARED POSITION ON IRAN As permanent Security Council members, China and Russia should "adopt an objective and balanced approach and seek to win greater understanding and support from the international community," Wang told Lavrov, according to a statement from his ministry. A Russian Foreign Ministry statement said the ministers discussed ways to achieve a rapid ceasefire and "launch a political-diplomatic dialogue." It expressed satisfaction at the "coincidence in Russia's and China's approaches on most issues on the global agenda, including the situation around Iran, related to the unprovoked aggression of the US and Israel against that country." China has repeatedly called for a ceasefire in the Gulf region and Middle East, urging an end to fighting that has run for more than a month and largely closed the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping artery for oil and gas.

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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend a meeting of the BRICS Plus Ministerial Council in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia June 11, 2024. (Photo: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo)
06 Apr 2026 01:43AM
(Updated: 06 Apr 2026 01:45AM)
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BEIJING: China is willing to continue cooperating with Russia at the UN Security Council to help cool
tensions in the Middle East,
Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a phone call on Sunday (Apr 5).
Wang said the fundamental way to resolve navigation issues in the Strait of Hormuz was to achieve a ceasefire as soon as possible, adding that China has always advocated political settlement of hotspot issues through dialogue and negotiation.
The call came ahead of a UN Security Council vote next week on a Bahraini resolution to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz.
Related:
Meeting of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference has begun
Trump vows to hit more Iranian infrastructure as nations seek to open Hormuz
UK-led talks demand 'immediate' reopening of Hormuz
SHARED POSITION ON IRAN
As permanent Security Council members, China and Russia should "adopt an objective and balanced approach and seek to win greater understanding and support from the international community," Wang told Lavrov, according to a statement from his ministry.
A Russian Foreign Ministry statement said the ministers discussed ways to achieve a rapid ceasefire and "launch a political-diplomatic dialogue." It expressed satisfaction at the "coincidence in Russia's and China's approaches on most issues on the global agenda, including the situation around Iran, related to the unprovoked aggression of the US and Israel against that country."
China has repeatedly called for a ceasefire in the Gulf region and Middle East, urging an end to fighting that has run for more than a month and largely closed the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping artery for oil and gas.
Source: Reuters/fs
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- Related: Meeting of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference has begun Trump vows to hit more Iranian infrastructure as nations seek to open Hormuz UK-led talks demand 'immediate' reopening of Hormuz SHARED POSITION ON IRAN As permanent Security Council members, China and Russia should "adopt an objective and balanced approach and seek to win greater understanding and support from the international community," Wang told Lavrov, according to a statement from his ministry.

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