Alowprofileinmediation,greatpragmatismandhavingnoself-interestsaresomeofthekeyfactorsbehindBeijing"ssuccessfulfacilitationofthelandmarkreconciliationbetweenSaudiArabiaandIranlastweek,observerssaid.

Afterseveringtiesin2016andastandofflastingsevenyears,SaudiArabiaandIransenthigh-leveldelegationstoBeijingforfivedaysoftalkslastweek,whichstartedonMarch6andweremediatedbyChina,theForeignMinistrysaid.

Thetalkswere"inresponsetotheinitiativeofPresidentXiJinpingofChina"ssupportfordevelopinggoodneighborlyrelationsbetweenSaudiArabiaandIran",theministrysaid.

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China,SaudiArabiaandIranreachedanagreementandissuedajointstatementonFridayeveningstatingthatSaudiArabiaandIranhadagreedtoresumediplomaticrelationsandreopentheirembassiesandmissionswithintwomonths.

WangYi,amemberofthePoliticalBureauoftheCommunistPartyofChinaCentralCommitteeanddirectoroftheOfficeoftheForeignAffairsCommissionoftheCPCCentralCommittee,heldseparatedialogueswiththetwodelegationsandchairedthetalks"openingandclosingceremonies.

Nomatterhowcomplicatedtheissuesareandhowacutethechallengesare,"amutuallyacceptablesolutioncansurelybefound"aslongasdialogueonanequalfootingisconductedinaspiritofmutualrespect,Wangtoldreportersafterthetalks.

"Chinahasnointentiontoandwillnotseektofillso-calledvacuumsorputupexclusiveblocs.ChinaalwaysbelievesthatthefutureoftheMiddleEastshouldalwaysbeinthehandsofthecountriesintheregion,"aForeignMinistryspokespersonsaidinawrittenresponsetothemediaonSaturday.

InastatementonFriday,UnitedNationsSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresexpressedhisappreciationtoChina"forhostingtheserecenttalksandforpromotingdialoguebetweenthetwocountries",sayingthat"goodneighborlyrelationsbetweenIranandSaudiArabiaareessentialforthestabilityoftheGulfregion".

AlsoonFriday,PakistaniForeignMinisterBilawalBhuttoZardarisaid,"Whatfantasticnewstodayinaworldwhereweareunfortunatelynolongerusedtoreceivinggoodnews."

TheagreementalsoshowstheleadershiprolethatChinaistakingontheinternationalstage,"aleadershiprolethatisfocusedonunitingratherthandividing"and"formingwin-wincooperationandencouragingdisputeresolution,ratherthanencouragingperpetualdisputes",headded.

OnTuesday,ForeignMinisterQinGangansweredaquestionabouttheMiddleEastatanewsconferenceonthesidelinesofthetwosessionsinBeijingwithoutmentioningthetalks.HesaidthatChina"willcontinuetoupholdjustice"andsupportMiddleEasterncountriesinpromotingpoliticalsolutionstohot-spotissues.

LiShaoxian,directorofNingxiaUniversity"sChina-ArabResearchInstitute,saidbehindChina"ssuccessfulfinalpushinthereconciliationare"trustfrombothcountries,Beijing"spatience,Chinesediplomaticwisdomandagreatsenseofduty".

"Chinahonoreditsroleasaresponsiblemajorcountrybyshowingthecouragetoundertakesuchademandingtask.ThisisasuccessfulexampleofputtingintopracticetheChina-proposedGlobalSecurityInitiativeandjointlybuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind,"hesaid.

WuSike,China"sformerspecialenvoyonMiddleEastaffairs,saidtheresumptionofdiplomatictiesbetweenSaudiArabiaandIran,twomajorplayersintheMiddleEast,willhelpfacilitatetheresolutionofhotspotissuesintheregion,includingthoseinYemenandSyriaaswellasthePalestinian-Israeliconflict.

HesaidthatwhileChina"sphilosophyadvocatescommonandsustainedsecurity,thereisanotherkindofoutlookthatseeksonecountry"sownsecurityattheexpenseofothers.

"Theworldseesclearlywhichsecurityoutlookisbetter"inhavingpositiveimpactsonglobalsecurityissues,WutoldtheBeijingDailynewspaper.

FactorsbehindtheSaudiArabia-IranagreementalsoincludetheincreasedsenseofstrategicautonomyofMiddleEastcountries,thecontinuedde-escalationoftensionbetweensomecountriesandadecreaseininterferenceanddisruptionfromexternalmajorcountries,expertssaid.

ThesanctionsthattheUnitedStateshasimposedonIranforover40yearshavenotreallysolvedanyproblemsandhavenotbroughtpeacetotheMiddleEast,theyadded.

JohnKirby,acoordinatorforstrategiccommunicationsattheUSNationalSecurityCouncil,saidatabriefingonFridaythatWashingtonwelcomestheagreement"ifitcanbesustained".HeaddedthattheUS"hasalsoworkedonde-escalationthroughitsown"effectivecombinationofdeterrenceanddiplomacy"".

NiuXinchun,directoroftheChinaInstitutesofContemporaryInternationalRelations"InstituteofMiddleEastStudies,saidthatdespitetheUS"greatinfluenceonMiddleEastaffairs,itiscommonfortheUStopullthestringsbehindturmoil,directlyinterveneinconflicts,attachpoliticalconditionstoareassuchasnegotiations,andseektogainbenefitsfromthecountriesinvolved.

"ThismakestheUSunabletostandinanobjective,neutralpositiontomediateconflictsandrelations,andevenhasanegativeimpactonresolvingregionalconflicts,"Niusaid.