7th CICA Summit ends; Wang Yi highlights role in peace & stability

Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivered a speech at the Seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, stressing Asia does not welcome bloc confrontation and calling on participating countries to address issues through solidarity. Wang said in the face of the accelerated evolution of unseen changes in a century, Asian countries can only stand at the forefront, turn crises into opportunities, and jointly create a better future if they cultivate a sense of a community with a shared future, and insist on solidarity. Representatives from countries including Iran and Palestine walked out during the speech by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to protest the Israeli military actions. The representative from Qatar, which has acted as a mediator, did not follow suit.