
AI-generated summary
China and France maintain diplomatic dialogue on key international crises, with China promoting its Four Point Initiative on Middle East security proposed by President Xi Jinping.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrault discussed the crises in Ukraine and the Middle East in a telephone conversation on Monday, September 14. This was reported by China Central Television.
“The parties also exchanged views on issues of common interest, including the situation in Iran and the Ukrainian crisis,” the channel’s report says.
Wang Yi presented China's principled position. He noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping's four-point initiative to build a new security architecture in the Middle East brings public benefits by promoting peace and stability in the region, and also plays a constructive role.
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China and France will continue diplomatic contacts on the Ukrainian and Middle East crises
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