China, Pakistan demand cessation of hostilities in Gulf, Middle East
China and Pakistan have called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Gulf and the Middle East. This is a part of a five-point initiative reached after a meeting of a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Mr […]
Middle-east crisis
China and Pakistan have called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Gulf and the Middle East.
This is a part of a five-point initiative reached after a meeting of a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Mr Wang Yi and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, in Beijing on 31 March 2026 to review the situation in the Gulf and Middle East region.
While the two sides called for immediate cessation of hostilities and utmost efforts to prevent the conflict from spreading, they demand that humanitarian assistance must be allowed to all war-affected areas.
“Sovereignty, territorial integrity, national independence and security of Iran and the Gulf states should be safeguarded”, they added while maintaining that dialogue and diplomacy are the only viable options to resolve conflicts.
China and Pakistan also urged the adherence to the principle of protecting civilians in military conflict, calling on parties to the conflict to immediately stop attacks on civilians and nonmilitary targets, and fully adhere to International Humanitarian Law (IHL), and stop attacking important infrastructure, including energy, desalination and power facilities, and peaceful nuclear infrastructure, such as nuclear power plants.
China and Pakistan called on the parties to protect the security of ships and crew members stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, allow the early and safe passage of civilian and commercial ships, and restore normal passage through the Strait as soon as possible.
Besides, the two countries demand the practice of true multilateralism to jointly strengthen the primacy of the UN.