TOKYO -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday denounced Israel's military action against Iran and urged parties to work toward de-escalation.
Xi also offered to mediate to restore stability in the Middle East in his first remarks on the conflict.
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Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev pose for a picture at the China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan on June 17. (Kazakh Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters)
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