China urges all parties to resolve differences through dialogue

China hopes all parties to resolve differences through dialogue, as part of efforts to promote regional peace and stability, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday.

Lin Jian, the spokesman, made the remarks at a regular briefing in response to a media query about U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations.

"China has maintained communication with all parties on relevant issues and hopes that all parties will resolve differences through dialogue, to jointly safeguard regional peace and stability," he said.

Delegations from the United States and Iran on Friday held talks in the Omani capital of Muscat, marking a renewed diplomatic effort amid heightened regional tensions.

China urges all parties to resolve differences through dialogue

China urges all parties to resolve differences through dialogue

Chinese stocks closed lower on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.25 percent to 4,065.58 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.33 percent lower at 13,906.73 points.

The combined turnover of these two indices totaled 2.15 trillion yuan (about 308.95 billion U.S. dollars), down from 2.18 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.

Robotics and solid-state battery stocks led the gains, while shares related to tourism and AI applications suffered major losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.73 percent to close at 3,236.46 points Friday.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 0.34 percent lower at 1,753.61 points on Friday.

Chinese shares close lower Friday