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        Riyadh-Teheran detente proves China's peace diplomacy

        2023-03-15 12:26:22來源:云視網
        WangYi(center),amemberofthePoliticalBureauoftheCommunistPartyofChinaCentralCommitteeanddirectoroftheOfficeoftheCentralForeignAffairsCommission,withrepresentativesfromSaudiArabiaandIraninBeijingonFriday.[PhotobyWangJing/ChinaDaily]

        SaudiArabia,Iran,andChinaissuedajointstatementinBeijingonMarch10,announcingthatthetwoMiddleEastcountrieswillresumediplomaticrelationsandactivateimportantbilateralagreementsthathadbeenputonholdforsevenyears.Therare,high-profilediplomaticdevelopment,madepossiblebythemediationofChina,widensBeijing"sglobalinfluence,especiallyintermsofdiplomaticmediation.ThatitwillhelpbringstabilitytotheMiddleEastandpromotethenormalizationofrelationsbetweenothercountriesintheregionisagiven.


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        China"sachievementisallthemorecomfortingbecausetheworlddidn"tseeitasamajorplayerintheMiddleEast,andconsideredtheUnitedStatesandRussiatobethemostinfluentialpoliticalplayers.MajorpeaceinitiativesintheregionhaveoftenbeenfacilitatedbytheUS,includingthepeaceagreementbetweenEgyptandIsraelbrokeredbyformerpresidentJimmyCarterinCampDavidin1978,andtheOsloAccordssignedbetweenPalestineandIsraelin1993andoverseenbyformerpresidentBillClinton.

        TheChina-mediatedtalksbetweenSaudiArabiaandIranwereheldinsecret.Sothediplomaticcommunity,themediaandcommentatorsweresurprisedbythetripartitestatementissuedduringthetwosessions,buttheyhadtoadmitthatChinahadsuccessfullybroughtthetwomajorrivalsintheMiddleEasttogether.Ittookfivedaysofclosed-doortalksforChina"sseniordiplomat,WangYi,andhisSaudiArabianandIraniancounterparts,toachieveapositiveresult.

        ThejointstatementhighlightsthekeyroleplayedbyChinaandthestrongdesireofSaudiArabiaandIrantorepairtheirrelationship.ThestatementemphasizesthatthismeetingwasinresponsetoPresidentXiJinping"sinitiativetohelpSaudiArabiaandIrandevelopgood-neighborlyandfriendlyrelations,andwasheldinaccordancewiththeconsensusreachedbetweenPresidentXiandtheleadersofthetwocountries.

        Equallyimportant,RiyadhandTeheranhaveagreedto"activate"thesecuritycooperationagreementof2001andthecomprehensivebilateralcooperationagreementof1998whichcoversareassuchastheeconomy,trade,investment,technology,science,cultureandsports.

        ThepositiveeffectsofthisdevelopmentcouldalsohelpnormalizethefragilerelationshipbetweenSaudiArabiaandQatar.Qatar,whichdistanceditselffromSaudiArabiaandkepttieswithIran,wassanctionedandisolatedbythesmallSaudiArabia-ledalliance.SoifSaudiArabia-Qatartiesarefullyrestored,itwillhelpunifytheGulfcountriesandpromotetheintegrationoftheGulfCooperationCouncil,whichhasgonethroughmanyupsanddowns.

        Similarly,thedevelopmentmaycreateopportunitiesforSyria,whichalongwithIranispartofthe"ShiiteCrescent",toreturntotheArabworldafterbeingisolatedbytheArabLeaguefor12years.ItmightalsoprompttheHouthimilitiainYemen,saidtobeunderIran"sinfluence,tochangeitsattitudeandstrategy,andagreetoholdtalkswithSaudiArabiatoendthecivilwarinYemen.SaudiArabiahaslongaccusedtheHouthimilitiaofbeingIran"sproxyandposingastrategicthreattoit,whileTeheranhascriticizedRiyadhforitsbrutalinterferenceinYemen"sinternalaffairs.

        Furthermore,withtherestorationofSaudiArabia-Iranties,tworadicalmilitiasopposingIsrael—theLebaneseHezbollahandthePalestinianHamaswhichfollowedIran"swill—maybetakenoffthe"terroristorganization"blacklistbySaudiArabiaandEgypt,amongothers.

        Afterthejointstatementwasreleased,Wangsaidthatthereareotherhotspotissuesthatothermajorcountriesshouldtrytoresolve,suggestingthattheUkrainecrisisisnottheonlyonethatdeservestheinternationalcommunity"sattention.Hestressedtheimportanceofdialoguebasedonequalityandmutualrespecttofindsolutionsthatareacceptabletobothsides.

        AsthemediatorofthesecretmeetingbetweenRiyadhandTeheran,Wang"sgoalistopromotepeaceandstabilityintheMiddleEast.InMarch2021,Wang,thenstatecouncilorandforeignminister,visitedsixMiddleEastcountries,includingSaudiArabia,andpromotedthe25-yearstrategiccooperationframeworkagreementbetweenChinaandIran.

        InJanuary2022,heorganizeda"MiddleEastWeek"inWuxi,Jiangsuprovince,wherehemetwiththeforeignministersofsixMiddleEastcountries,includingthoseofSaudiArabiaandIran.TheseactivitiesnotonlyshowedChinaattachesgreatimportancetoMiddleEastaffairsbutalsoincreasedtheregionalcountries"trustinChina,andhelpedeasetensionsbetweenSaudiArabiaandIran.

        ItwasXi"svisittoSaudiArabiaattheendof2022,andChina-Arabsummit,aswellasChina-GulfCooperationsummit,thatpushedChina-Arabtiestowardinstitutionalization.ThatinturnspurredIrantostrengthencooperationwithChinaandpromptedIranianPresidentEbrahimRaisitovisitChinainFebruary2023.Thesetwotop-leveldiplomaticvisitsplayedakeyroleinimprovingSaudiArabia-Iranties.NottoforgetthatregionalneighborsshowedastrongdesireforRiyadhandTeheran"srapprochement.

        TheinternationalcommunityhasgenerallywelcomedtherapprochementbetweenthetwomajorMiddleEastpowersandthetwolargestenergyproducingandexportingcountries,becauseitisbeneficialforthestabilityoftheMiddleEastandtheglobalenergymarket.TheUS,too,haswelcomedthedevelopment,especiallybecauseitdoesn"twantIsraeltousemilitaryforceagainstIrananddragtheUSbackintotheMiddleEastquagmire,becausethestrategicfocusoftheUShasshiftedtoEurasiatorivalwithRussiaandChina.

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