China’s foreign minister urges early peace talks in call with Iranian counterpart

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi on Tuesday called on parties to seize all opportunities to start peace talks as soon as possible in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, according to a statement from Wang’s ministry. Talking is always better than fighting, Wang told Araghchi, adding that “all hotspot issues should be resolved through dialogue and negotiation, not by using force”.