Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi held a phone conversation on Tuesday regarding Ukraine's recent attack on an Iranian commercial ship.
The phone talks came after the Ukrainian military attacked an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea on Saturday, causing the vessel's explosion and a sailor's death. Iran strongly condemned the attack and summoned Ukraine's charge d'affaires in Tehran.
Both Sybiha and Araghchi posted on X about their phone conversation on Tuesday.
Sybiha said that he had called Araghchi for a "frank" dialogue aimed at de-escalating the situation. He stressed that all Ukraine's actions are aimed at defending the country and have no intention of targeting civilian vessels or civilians.
Araghchi said that Iran also does not seek escalation. He stressed that any attack against Iranian citizens or interests is unacceptable and that the resulting losses must be compensated.
Ukrainian, Iranian FMs hold phone talks over ship attack
Ukrainian, Iranian FMs hold phone talks over ship attack
The Youyiguan Port, or Friendship Pass, in Pingxiang City of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region neighboring Vietnam registered sharp growth in the value of imports and exports in the first half of this year.
The port, China's main gateway to Vietnam, recorded a total import and export cargo value of 364.12 billion yuan (about 53.77 billion U.S. dollars) in the first six months, up 26 percent year on year.
The trade with ASEAN member states dominated the port's performance, with the value of imports from and exports to ASEAN countries reaching 361.4 billion yuan in the January-June period, a 26.2 percent increase year on year, accounting for 99.3 percent of the port's total cross-border volume.
Machinery and electronic products remained the main categories of imports and exports through the port.
To facilitate economic and trade exchanges between China and ASEAN countries, the local customs authorities have introduced a series of measures to simplify the customs declaration and clearance procedures, raising the overall inspection efficiency by 40 percent.
South China's Friendship Pass registers sharp growth in value of imports, exports in January-June
