The prolonged conflict between the United States and Iran serves neither the common interests of the parties involved nor those of the international community, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Monday.
Guo was responding to a media report that the Trump administration had asked China to help end the conflict with Iran.
"To prolong the conflict between the U.S. and Iran does not serve the common interest of the parties concerned and the international community. Relevant parties should stick to peace, resolve disputes through dialogue and negotiation, and restore peace and tranquility in the Middle East and Gulf region at an early date," Guo said at a regular press briefing in Beijing.
Prolonged US-Iran conflict does not serve common interests of int'l community: spokesman
Prolonged US-Iran conflict does not serve common interests of int'l community: spokesman
Prolonged US-Iran conflict does not serve common interests of int'l community: spokesman
A Ukrainian negotiating team is en route to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for talks with representatives of Russia and the United States, said the country's primary negotiator Rustem Umerov in a post published on X on Monday.
The trilateral negotiations are scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday, said Umerov, who is also head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service.
Representatives of European countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy, as well as officials from NATO and the European Commission, will also be present in Abu Dhabi, he said.
Umerov said that Ukraine plans to hold separate coordination meetings with its European partners.
"Our goal is a long-term and sustainable peace, guaranteed security for Ukraine, and real opportunities for Ukraine's post-war recovery," he said.
On the same day, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference that "security for Russia, Ukraine and the region as a whole is the very first item on the agenda" for the Abu Dhabi meeting, which will mark the first trilateral meeting between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States since February.
Lavrov said Russia had taken note of a statement from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, emphasizing that security issues are of paramount importance, both for the upcoming talks and for the situation surrounding the Ukrainian conflict as a whole.
Russia welcomes the U.S. approach to the security issue, he said.
Lavrov said there is a "shared understanding that these negotiations are intended to agree on the principles that will ultimately be endorsed as part of a comprehensive settlement."
Lavrov said that Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov being part of the negotiating team was "entirely natural" as Ryabkov is responsible for North Atlantic affairs and arms control and spent a considerable part of his career working on issues related to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
Ukraine delegation heads to Abu Dhabi talks as Russia says security tops agenda
