China’s President Xi Jinping met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing on Monday, state media reported, as multiple countries continue diplomatic efforts to secure a formal end to the Iran war.
The high-level talks, reported by the Xinhua News Agency, followed Sharif’s earlier meeting with Premier Li Qiang, China’s No. 2 leader.
Sharif is traveling with Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, a key figure in Islamabad’s communications with the United States and Iran, Pakistan Television reported.
Details of the discussions were not immediately released by Chinese state media.
Pakistan has emerged as a central mediator between the United States and Iran, hosting face-to-face talks last month that failed to yield a lasting agreement.
