China will continue mediating for Middle East ceasefire, foreign minister says
China said the war should never have happened and had no reason to continue.
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BEIJING - China will continue mediating to push for a ceasefire and an end to fighting in the Middle East, its foreign minister said, adding the war should never have happened and had no reason to continue, according to a foreign ministry statement.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks on Wednesday (March 18) during a meeting in Beijing with the UAE presidential special envoy to China, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, in which he also voiced support for the UAE in safeguarding its sovereignty and security.
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