China strongly calls on the parties involved in the Middle East conflict to immediately cease military operations, and the use of force will only lead to a vicious cycle, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press briefing in Beijing on Monday.
"The current conflict in the Middle East is still spreading and spilling over. If the fighting continues to expand and the tensions escalate once again, the entire region will plunge into irremediable chaos. The use of force will only lead to a vicious cycle. China strongly calls on parties involved to cease military operations immediately and return to dialog and negotiation, preventing this war, which should not have begun in the first place, from continuing," said Lin.
"China once again calls on parties to the conflict to immediately cease military operations, avoid further escalation of tensions and prevent regional turmoil from having a greater impact on global economic development. We have remained in communication with relevant parties on the current situation and been committed to pushing for deescalation and cooling down," he said.
Use of force only leads to vicious cycle: spokesman
Use of force only leads to vicious cycle: spokesman
China's top legislator Zhao Leji met with a delegation led by Nyam-Osor Uchral, chairman of the Mongolian People's Party and chairman of Mongolia's State Great Hural, in Beijing on Monday.
Zhao, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the China-Mongolia comprehensive strategic partnership is steadily advancing toward building a community with a shared future featuring peaceful coexistence, mutual assistance and win-win cooperation.
China is willing to work with Mongolia to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, enhance strategic mutual trust, continue to respect each other's core interests and major concerns, strengthen exchanges between legislative bodies, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, promote friendship between the people, and enhance multilateral coordination, Zhao added.
Zhao also introduced the practices of China's whole-process people's democracy during this meeting in Beijing.
Uchral said that developing long-term, stable, mutually beneficial and cooperative friendly relations with China is a consistent feature of Mongolia's foreign policy. The State Great Hural of Mongolia is willing to enhance exchanges and cooperation with the NPC of China, and stands ready to promote the continuous development of practical cooperation between the two countries.
China's top legislator meets Mongolian People's Party delegation
