Key Points
In a rare moment for Chinese diplomacy, Beijing used its good offices to broker an agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia that should see the two warring West Asian nations re-establishing diplomatic relations and re-opening their embassies within two months...
Chinas top diplomat, Wang Yi, who is a signatory to the joint trilateral statement, said the agreement showed that Beijing was a reliable mediator..
The joint trilateral statement itself said the accord was the consequence of a noble initiative by Chinese President Xi Jinping...
The announcement, which came on March 10 after four days of talks between Chinese, Iranian and Saudi Arabian officials in Beijing, coincided with a session of Chinas National Peoples Congress that saw Xi being elected as President for an unprecedented third term...
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