Qin Gang holds separate calls with Eli Cohen, Riad al-Maliki amid recent moves by China to position itself as a regional mediator, including brokering Iran-Saudi normalization deal.
China’s foreign minister told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts that his country is ready to help facilitate peace talks, state media Xinhua reported Tuesday.
The separate phone calls between Foreign Minister Qin Gang and the top diplomats of Israel and the Palestinian Authority came amid recent moves by Beijing to position itself as a regional mediator.
Qin encouraged “steps to resume peace talks,” and said that “China is ready to provide convenience for this,” in a Monday phone call with Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, Xinhua reported in a summarization.