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China urges US ‘not to abuse force’: foreign minister
BEIJING, Jan 4, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Beijing urges Washington “not to abuse
force” and to seek solutions through dialogue, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang
Yi said during a call with his Iranian counterpart on Saturday, state media
reported.
“The dangerous US military operation violates the basic norms of
international relations and will aggravate regional tensions and turbulence,”
Wang told Javad Zarif according to Chinese media, referring to the killing in
Iraq on Friday of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.
BSS/AFP/RY/1935 hrs