China sends envoy to Saudi, Iran amid feud
China has sent an envoy to Saudi Arabia and Iran amid an escalating feud, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, calling on all sides to exercise restraint.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Ming was currently in Saudi Arabia and would travel on to Iran, ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a daily news briefing.
"We hope the situation in the Middle East can move in the direction of amelioration," Hua told reporters.
Tension between Shi'ite-majority Iran and Sunni-majority Saudi Arabia has spiralled since the execution of a Shi'ite cleric in Saudi Arabia.
