NEW YORK -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday told the United Nations General Assembly there should not be any delay for a comprehensive cease-fire in the Middle East, where Israel's killing of Hezbollah's leader has inflamed fears of a full-scale war and the Gaza war nears the one-year mark.
International relations
China foreign minister calls for immediate cease-fire in Middle East
Wang Yi's U.N. speech follows Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon that killed Hezbollah leader
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at the body's headquarters in New York on Sept. 28 © Reuters
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