Chinese Foreign Ministry called for: the United States and Iraq with practicalaction to cool Situation

: On January 9th, at a regular press conference of the Ministry of ForeignAffairs, a reporter asked: On the 8th, President Trump issued a televised speechsaying that the United States is evaluating how to respond to Iran's attack onU.S. military bases and will immediately attack Iran Imposing additionalpunitive economic sanctions. The US military and equipment are powerful,but this does not mean that the United States must use them. What isChina's comment?

Geng Shuang: We pay close attention to the current situation in the Middle Eastand call on all parties concerned to exercise restraint. Ensuring peaceand stability in the Middle East Gulf region is in the interest of all partiesand is vital to the entire world.

China has always maintained that in handling state relations, the purposes andprinciples of the UN Charter and the basic norms of international relationsshould be followed, and conflicts and differences should be properly resolvedthrough peaceful means such as dialogue and negotiation. China calls onall parties to respect the merits of the matter, adhere to the generaldirection of political settlement, and take practical actions to promote thereduction and easing of the situation and jointly maintain peace and stabilityin the Gulf region.

China will continue to adhere to an objective and fair stance and play aresponsible and constructive role in easing the situation and properly respondingto the current situation. No matter in the past, present or future, Chinahas always been a builder of peace in the Middle East, a promoter of stabilityin the Middle East, and a contributor to the development of the Middle East.

Author: Chang

(original title: Ministry of Foreign Affairs to respond to the US-Iraq conflictagain: calls on all parties to take concrete steps to lower the temperature ofthe situation)