- President Xi Jinping encourage Iran and Saudi to enhance the peace deal for a better Middle East.
- China brokered the peace deal to better ties between rivals Iran and Saudi.
- The Tehran-Riyadh agreement was reached after the mediation of Beijing to improve the conditions of the Middle East.
President Xi told Iran and Saudi to work together to get the most from the China-brokered peace deal. He stresses that ties should be improved for the benefit of the former rivals in the Middle East.
President Xi Jinping asked Iran and Saudi To Act Upon the Peace Deal
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Tehran and Riyadh to respect the aspirations on which the Saudi-Iran deal was based on, reported Republic World. It's only been a few weeks after the landmark deal brokered by Beijing as a diplomatic coup that needed follow-up from China.
Xi said last Tuesday that these arch-rivals in the Middle East will not find it easy to achieve. He reminded them improving ties will a challenge to get running.
The Chinese premier spoke on the phone with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman asking to enhance bilateral ties based on the Beijing talks, noted Reuters.
To make sure the deal is implemented smoothly, a follow-up to the Saudi-Iranian talks should be done. The Beijing-supported talks are geared to end enmity between them.
US Surprised at the China-Brokered Deal
It was a coup of Chinese diplomacy backed by a superpower that preferred discussion over conflict that convince the two Middle Eastern powers to reach an accord on March 11.
For Beijing, it meant a coup that overshadowed a struggling Washington gasping while the mainland government cements another successful drive to become more relevant.
A report by a US think tank 'The US Institute of Peace' made a statement in this regard with the usual bylines the US uses. Stated the Iran-Saudi rapprochement is the most significant development in the Middle East. The pro-US entity opened up the proxy war in Yemen as a counterpoint to what the Chinese deal would achieve.
Stressed that China has outfoxed the US in the Middle East which is eating away at the unipolar world that has sustained the US for a long time.
After the blazing success of the Iran-Saudi deal, came the March 20 visit to Moscow that included a suggestion on how to move for Ukraine peace talks. If accepted it would have been another coup for Beijing, cited Outlook.
Xi Jinping Speaks With Saudi Prince
When the Chinese leader spoke to the Saudi Crown Prince concerning the trilateral concerns about the deal that will benefit them. The results are important for Riyadh and Tehran and its trickle-down effect.
He remarked that the landmark deal will benefit the Middle East Region as a whole by easing former tensions that were lauded by the Arab states and the global community.
Along with the deal between Xi and Crown Prince Mohammed to make the deal hold with the USD 10 billion deal to build a modern refining complex in north-eastern Liaoning province.
On Sunday, the deal was announced to have alternatives over Russian supplies, mentioned in the China Morning Post on Tuesday.
President Xi Jinping made sure that the Iran-Saudi connection to maintain the peace deal is implemented.
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