China to send envoy to Middle East in near future amid conflict spillover

BEIJING: China is highly concerned about conflicts ​in the ​Middle East and surrounding regions and Beijing will send an envoy to the relevant countries in the near future, foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a daily press conference on ⁠Tuesday.
Guo called on related parties to resolve differences ⁠through dialogue and negotiation and also expressed concerns about the spillover and transmitting of the Middle East conflict to the Horn ‌of Africa and the Red ​Sea region.
'China ⁠will soon send a special envoy ​to visit countries in the ‌regions to strengthen communication with relevant parties, promote contact and dialogue, help ​ease tensions and prevent the situation from deteriorating further,' Guo said.
Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday to de-escalate the ‌Middle East conflict, as Yemen's Houthis launched new attacks ​on Saudi Arabia and Egypt approved defence support for ​the ‌Gulf ⁠kingdom.
Meanwhile, tensions between the US and Iran have sharpened recently with President Donald Trump saying last ​week that his country may strike Iran ⁠again.
Last week, ​the foreign ministers of China and Djibouti met in Beijing, where they agreed that easing tensions in the Middle East is key to addressing security ​challenges in the Horn of Africa and the ​Red Sea.