Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday met his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud in Beijing, reaffirming China’s strong support for negotiations in the Middle East and calling for sustained dialogue despite a fragile ceasefire.“Talking is better than fighting, and dialogue is better than confrontation,” Wang said, according to a statement released by China’s foreign ministry on Tuesday night.On the evolving regional situation, Wang said the current priority was to uphold and implement the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran and to maintain momentum in negotiations for a comprehensive agreement.
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China’s Wang Yi reaffirms support for Mideast talks in meeting with top Saudi diplomat
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud in Beijing on Tuesday. During the meeting, Wang Yi reaffirmed China's strong support for negotiations in the Middle East and urged for continued dialogue, emphasizing that "talking is better than fighting." He stated that the current priority for the evolving regional situation is to uphold and implement the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, and to maintain momentum in negotiations for a comprehensive agreement.
Carol Yang,Fan ChenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-01 · 04:55 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud in Beijing on Tuesday. During the meeting, Wang Yi reaffirmed China's strong support for negotiations in the Middle East and urged for continued dialogue, emphasizing that "talking is better than fighting." He stated that the current priority for the evolving regional situation is to uphold and implement the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, and to maintain momentum in negotiations for a comprehensive agreement. The meeting underscored China's stance on promoting peaceful resolution of regional conflicts.
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China calls for sustained dialogue despite a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East.
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The current priority is to uphold and implement the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran.
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Wang Yi stated, 'Talking is better than fighting, and dialogue is better than confrontation.'
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China reaffirms strong support for negotiations in the Middle East.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud in Beijing.
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