China: Maintaining the truce in the Middle East is the top priority
Confirm Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during a phone call with his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar after the failure of the talks in Islamabad, to maintain Chinese Wang Yi said to his Pakistani counterpart "The highest priority is to do everything we can to prevent the resumption of hostilities, and to maintain the path of the hard-won ceasefire."
Wang added that the China-Pakistan peace initiative, which was announced last month during his meeting with Ishaq Dar in Beijing, could be used to seek a settlement.
Respect for freedom of navigation in Hormuz
He called for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Monday called on all parties to respect freedom of navigation in The Strait of Hormuz, according to what his spokesman told reporters.
Stephane Dujarric confirmed that Guterres stresses the need to respect all parties to the conflict Freedom of navigation, including in the Strait of Hormuz, in accordance with international law, without mentioning any specific country.
After the failure of direct talks in Pakistan between the United States and Iran, US President Donald Trump ordered the imposition of a naval blockade on ships entering or leaving Iranian ports and coastal areas, which theoretically took effect on Monday at 14:00 GMT.
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