BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister told his Iranian counterpart on Wednesday it was “key” for all sides to “genuinely implement” their commitments after Tehran and Washington reached a memorandum of understanding to end their war, the Chinese foreign ministry said.
“The dawn of peace has already emerged, the key part of the next step is for all parties to genuinely implement their commitments and eliminate interference from various sides,” Wang Yi told Abbas Araghchi in a phone call.
“China has consistently supported Iran’s reasonable and legitimate claims and Iran’s efforts in safeguarding its own sovereignty and security,” Wang added.
The Chinese foreign minister also called for navigation through the Strait of Hormuz to be “properly handled, responding prudently to the widespread concerns of the international community”.
China is a net importer of oil and one of several major Asian economies that depend on the key waterway for energy, with Beijing repeatedly calling for safe passage there since the war began in late February.
In a phone call on Tuesday with mediator Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Wang said the following stage of negotiations would be “more difficult”.
Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron, during a news conference at the G7 summit, said that the G7 countries “unanimously welcome” the peace deal between the US and Iran to end the conflict.
“We have unanimously welcomed the very good agreement reached between the US and Iran, which was secured by President Trump,” Macron said.
“This is an agreement that we support because it’s an agreement that ends a situation of great instability, the consequences of which for our economies were terrible,” he added.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, during a phone call with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, stressed the importance of the US being responsible for implementing the memorandum of understanding, as well as the need for a halt to Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
According to the Iranian government, Lavrov “declared Russia’s full support for its implementation”.
