Mao Ning, when asked about the words of US President Donald Trump, who in an interview with AFP expressed the belief that China had persuaded Iran to negotiate, did not answer directly, but emphasized her country's active diplomatic involvement. — Since the outbreak of the conflict, China has always supported a ceasefire and peace, she said during a regular briefing.
Mao Ning added that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held 26 telephone conversations with counterparts from other countries, and Beijing's special envoy conducts the so-called shuttle diplomacy. She also listed a joint five-point initiative with Pakistan to restore peace.
“China will continue to play a constructive role”
“As a responsible power, China will continue to play a constructive role,” she said. When asked about reports regarding Iran and Oman's plans to charge fees for using the Strait of Hormuz, she recalled that the permeability of this route “is in the interest of the international community.”
“We hope that all parties will work together to promote the early resumption of normal transit,” she concluded.
On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, just before the deadline for the ultimatum set by President Donald Trump, the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire.
Part of the ceasefire reached through Pakistan is the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, through which under normal conditions – before the start of US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran on February 28 – about 20 percent of the world's cargo was transported. world volume of crude oil and approximately 25 percent liquefied natural gas (LNG).
