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#Chinese mediation between Riyadh and Sanaa.

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China said that it will work on a political solution to the Yemeni issue, referring to Beijing's new mediation between #Riyadh and #Sanaa, similar to the mediation that led to a Saudi-Iranian agreement.

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In a rare press conference in Riyadh, the Chargé d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy to #Yemen, Ambassador Zhao Cheng, said today, Wednesday, that his country "will continue to play a positive role in resolving the Yemeni issue politically."

The press conference of the
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Chinese Embassy in #Yemen is trying to capitalize on the momentum of the success of the Chinese mediation between Riyadh and Tehran, and to present China as an important player in the region.
He urged the parties to give priority to the interests of the Yemeni people, end
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their suffering, and restore stability to the country.
The Chinese diplomat affirmed his country's readiness to contribute to the reconstruction of what was destroyed by the war, after reaching a comprehensive peace.
He said that the return of stability to Yemen will
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encourage China to increase trade exchange between the two countries and resume full cooperation between them, especially since #Yemen possesses various and important natural resources.
He also affirmed Beijing's commitment to Security Council resolutions to prevent arms
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smuggling into #Yemen, and to take strict measures in this regard.