Beijing, April 15 (Online): Iran\u2019s retaliatory strikes on Israel constitute an \u201cadverse spillover\u201d of the Gaza conflict, China\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations has said, warning that it could spread further and make the entire Middle East even more unstable.
\nDai Bing made the remarks after Tehran launched a series of airstrikes on Israel over the weekend in retaliation for the bombing of an Iranian consular compound in Syria, which killed seven military personnel, including two generals.<\/p>\n
Israel has not commented on the incident since Iran accused it of conducting an extraterritorial assassination.
\nSpeaking at a UN Security Council emergency meeting on Sunday, Dai condemned Israel\u2019s \u201cvicious attack,\u201d which he described as a \u201cgrave violation of the UN Charter and international law, and a breach of the sovereignty of both Syria and Iran.\u201d
\nThe war in Gaza \u201cbears on the peace, stability and long-term security in the [Middle East] region,\u201d he added, and called for an immediate end to the hostilities.
\nDai warned that if \u201cthe flames of the Gaza conflict are allowed to continue raging, the adverse spillover is set to spread still further\u201d across the entire region.<\/p>\n
The Chinese envoy also called for \u201cmaximum calm and restraint\u201d from Israel and Iran to prevent further escalations.<\/p>\n
\u201cUltimately, there is no alternative to the full implementation of the two-state solution, the only way to end the vicious circle of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict once and for all,\u201d Dai said.
\nChina has called on the international community, particularly countries with influence, to play a \u201cconstructive role for the peace and stability of the region,\u201d the ambassador added.<\/p>\n
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres also warned at Sunday\u2019s emergency meeting that the entire Middle East is on the brink of a full-scale war in the wake of Iran\u2019s strike on Israel.
\nMeanwhile, Russia\u2019s ambassador to the global body, Vassily Nebenzia, told members of the UN Security Council that the retaliatory strike \u201cdid not happen in a vacuum.\u201d He claimed that the West had helped give rise to Iran\u2019s attack by failing to take action over the illegal bombing of Tehran\u2019s consulate in Damascus that provoked the latest violence in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Beijing, April 15 (Online): Iran\u2019s retaliatory strikes on Israel constitute an \u201cadverse spillover\u201d of the Gaza conflict, China\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations has said, warning that it could spread further and make the entire Middle East even more unstable. Dai Bing made the remarks […]<\/p>\n
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