Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the Middle East situation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone call Thursday, a day after hosting Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beijing, Anadolu Agency reports.
The call came ahead of a planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington next week.
Beijing and Washington "should prepare for next stage of high-level exchanges in spirit of equality, mutual respect, mutual benefit," Wang told Rubio, according to state-run Xinhua News Agency.
He added that bilateral ties "generally move forward along track of constructive strategic stability for some time."
During talks with Araghchi, Wang said China "encourages Iran and the United States to stay rational and exercise restraint," and urged them to return to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding at an early date.
He also urged all parties to "take effective measures to open the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible."
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