[Wang Yi talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi] Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi in Beijing on the 16th. Wang Yi said that China is willing to play a constructive role in resolving international disputes, and is also willing to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with Iran to safeguard Iran's legitimate rights and interests. We encourage Iran and the United States to maintain rationality and restraint, return to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding as soon as possible, and conduct substantive consultations on issues of respective concern; we support Iran's dialogue with Gulf countries and respect each other's territorial sovereignty and national security; we urge all parties to take effective measures to open the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible; we do not want regional tensions to spill further to Yemen and the Red Sea. Call for dialogue and negotiation to resolve issues. Wang Yi pointed out that President Xi Jinping put forward four initiatives during his visit to Egypt to support regional countries in upholding a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security concept and building a new security architecture in the Middle East. We welcome useful exploration in this regard by regional countries. China is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with Iran to promote new progress in China-Iran relations. Araghchi briefed on the latest situation in the Middle East and Gulf region and Iran's next considerations, saying that Iran believes that the Iran-US memorandum of understanding is still valid, that Iran has reached a plan with Amanda to open the Strait of Hormuz, and that the United States should earnestly implement various commitments it has made. Iran welcomes and supports President Xi Jinping’s four-point proposal for maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East and promoting regional common security. Iran attaches great importance to its relations with China and is willing to promote the sustained and in-depth development of relations between the two countries. The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional hotspot issues of common interest. (Xinhua News Agency)