{"id":49483,"date":"2024-01-18T17:29:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T17:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/china-willing-to-mediate-between-pakistan-and-iran-after-strikes-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-18T17:29:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T17:29:06","slug":"china-willing-to-mediate-between-pakistan-and-iran-after-strikes-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/china-willing-to-mediate-between-pakistan-and-iran-after-strikes-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"China willing to mediate between Pakistan and Iran after strikes | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<p>Beijing said Thursday it was willing to mediate between Pakistan and Iran following an exchange of fire against militant targets in their border region, including a strike that Tehran said killed at least seven civilians.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Chinese side sincerely hopes that the two sides can exercise calm and restraint and avoid an escalation of tension,&#8221; foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular press conference.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are also willing to play a constructive role in de-escalating the situation if both sides so wish,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Nuclear-armed Pakistan and neighbouring Iran are both battling simmering insurgencies along their sparsely populated border regions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read also:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2453543\/china-urges-iran-pakistan-to-exercise-restraint-after-deadly-air-strike\" target=\"_blank\">China urges Iran, Pakistan to &#8216;exercise restraint&#8217; after deadly air strike<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Pakistan said it carried out strikes against militant targets in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Tehran said it had summoned the Pakistani charge d&#8217;affaires in response to the attack, which killed at least seven people.<\/p>\n<p>Both countries are close partners of Beijing and members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.<\/p>\n<p>Mao reiterated Iran and Pakistan were &#8220;friendly countries to China, and countries with important influence&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v5.0&#038;appId=419051588770002&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beijing said Thursday it was willing to mediate between Pakistan and Iran following an exchange of fire against militant targets in their border region, including a strike that Tehran said killed at least seven civilians. &#8220;The Chinese side sincerely hopes that the two sides can exercise calm and restraint and avoid an escalation of tension,&#8221; 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