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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif successful Beijing connected Monday (May 25, 2026), authorities media reported, arsenic diplomatic efforts by respective countries to formally extremity the Iran warfare resistance on.
The high-level meeting, reported by authorities quality bureau Xinhua, followed Mr. Sharif's talks earlier successful the time with Premier Li Qiang, the country's number-two leader.
Mr. Sharif is accompanied connected his travel to China by Army Chief Asim Munir, Islamabad's cardinal negotiator betwixt the United States and Iran, Pakistan tv showed connected Monday (May 25, 2026).
Pakistan has emerged arsenic a cardinal mediator betwixt the United States and Iran, hosting historical face-to-face talks past period that failed to output a lasting agreement.
China has played a quieter role, shepherding telephone calls and meetings with officials of affected Gulf countries.
Speaking to Chinese leaders successful Beijing alongside Mr. Munir, Mr. Sharif said "the satellite is passing done a captious moment", Pakistan's state-run PTV transmission showed.
"Pakistan has played a sincere relation to mediate betwixt U.S. and Iran. Field marshal was successful Tehran and did not privation to miss this large visit," Mr. Sharif said.
"Things are moving successful the close direction. I would similar to convey China's enactment to beforehand peace."
Mr. Sharif kicked disconnected his four-day authoritative sojourn to China successful Hangzhou successful eastbound Zhejiang state connected Saturday (May 23, 2026).
It follows a sojourn by Mr. Munir to Tehran connected Friday (May 22, 2026) and Saturday (May 23, 2026) alongside Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arsenic portion of ongoing mediation efforts to extremity the war.
China has said it would enactment with Pakistan to "make affirmative contributions to the aboriginal restoration of bid and stableness successful the Middle East".
Pakistan hosted successful April the lone nonstop negotiations betwixt U.S. and Iranian officials to instrumentality spot since the warfare began.
Mr. Munir was astatine the centre of the enactment during that circular of talks, greeting some delegations connected their accomplishment and displaying bonhomie with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance.
But the talks yet failed, with Iran accusing the United States of making "excessive demands".
