The Reuters news agency reported on Monday, November 2, that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in a meeting with Saudi Arabia's National Security Adviser, Musaed al-Aiban, warned in Beijing that the Persian Gulf region is once again at a "critical stage between war and peace."
At this meeting, Wang Yi expressed hope that all parties could end the conflict through negotiations.
According to the summary of the meeting published by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Wang Yi emphasized that all parties must act to protect the energy security and shipping lanes of the region.
The Chinese Foreign Minister also announced that Beijing is ready to achieve new developments in the bilateral relations of the two countries with the cooperation of Saudi Arabia.
At the same time, the official news agency of Saudi Arabia reported that Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia, sent a message to Xi Jinping, the president of China.
According to this news agency, the message from the crown prince of Saudi Arabia was about bilateral relations, ways to develop these relations and issues of mutual interest between the two countries. Musaad al-Iban delivered this message on Monday during the meeting with Wang Yi in Beijing.