Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will lead a delegation to the Republic of Korea (ROK) for economic and trade consultations with the United States from May 12 to 13, China's Ministry of Commerce announced on Sunday.
The upcoming talks, agreed upon by both China and the U.S., will focus on trade and economic issues of mutual concern, the commerce ministry said in a statement.
The two sides will be guided by the important consensus reached between the two heads of state at their meeting in Busan and during previous phone conversations, according to the ministry.
China, U.S. to hold economic, trade consultations in ROK on May 12-13
Iran's response to the latest U.S. proposed text for ending the war was sent on Sunday to the Pakistani mediator, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported.
According to the proposed plan, at this stage, negotiations will focus on ending the war in the region, the IRNA report said.
On Feb 28, Israel and the United States launched joint strikes on Tehran and other cities, killing Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, senior commanders, and civilians. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and U.S. interests in the region.
A ceasefire took effect on April 8, followed by talks between Iranian and U.S. delegations in Islamabad, Pakistan that failed to produce a deal.
Iran hands over response to US proposal to Pakistan
