DUBAI: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (pic) met with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in Beijing on Wednesday (May 6), the official Xinhua news agency reported, without providing further details.
It was the first time Araghchi has travelled to China since the start of the Iran war.
From Washington, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had expressed hope that during Araghchi's visit Beijing would reiterate to Tehran the need to release its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday evening that he is pausing the US effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces' blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place.
Trump announced the decision in a social media post, saying the effort - which started on Monday in the vital waterway for global energy - would pause for a short period to see whether an agreement with Tehran on ending the war in the Middle East could be finalised. - AP
