China, Pakistan call on US, Iran to resume talks

China’s Wang Yi and Pakistan’s Ishaq Dar jointly “expressed concern over the deterioration of the current situation”

Call on the “involved parties to immediately cease hostilities … (and) return to dialogue

July 17, 2026 06:12

SHANGHAI: China and Pakistan’s foreign ministers called Friday for the United States and Iran to stop fighting and resume negotiations, according to a statement following a meeting in Shanghai.