Wang Yi discusses Red Sea crisis with Yemeni FM in Beijing

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed Red Sea tensions with Yemeni Foreign Minister Shayea Mohsen Al-Zindani in Beijing on Tuesday, saying they're a spillover effect of the ongoing Gaza conflict and China is willing to play a constructive role in solving the crisis.

Al-Zindani is in Beijing to attend the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum which will be held on Thursday.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the current priority is to stop the conflict in Gaza as soon as possible to avoid a greater humanitarian disaster. 

He urged the international community to make greater efforts to implement the "two-state solution," and called on the relevant parties to stop harassing civilian ships and maintain the safety of waterways in the Red Sea. Wang added that China is willing to continue playing a constructive role in this regard. 

He also stated China hopes that all parties concerned can stick to the political settlement and actively respond to the mediation efforts of the United Nations and regional countries.

Al-Zindani expressed appreciation for China's support for Yemen's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and China's long-term assistance to Yemen's economic and social development without attaching any political conditions. 

He added that Yemen looks forward to China playing a greater role in promoting the de-escalation of the situation in the Red Sea as well as the reconciliation and reconstruction of Yemen. Yemen believes that the 10th meeting will push China-Arab cooperation to a new level, said Al-Zindani.