Pakistan und China schlagen einen fünfteiligen Friedensplan für den Nahen Osten vor

News snippet: Pakistan and China have released a joint five-part proposal for peace in the Middle East, after Pakistan’s foreign minister flew to Beijing on Tuesday to seek Chinese support for the country’s faltering efforts to negotiate an end to end the war.

The one-day meeting between Ishaq Dar and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, came as Pakistan continues to push for the role of peacemaker between the United States and Iran, even as the war shows little sign of relenting.

According to a statement from China’s foreign ministry, the trip was intended to “strengthen” cooperation between China and Pakistan on the ongoing conflict in Iran and “make new efforts toward advocating for peace”.

So far, China has maintained a meticulous distance from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the Gulf, though it has ties with the regime in Tehran and is the largest buyer of Iranian oil.

While Beijing condemned the initial US and Israeli strikes on Iran, it has since held a position largely of neutrality and focused its efforts on calling for a ceasefire, while negotiating directly with Tehran for the safe passage of its own oil tankers through the strait of Hormuz.

In a statement after Tuesday’s meeting, Pakistan and China jointly called for an immediate ceasefire and for the safety of waterways, including the blockaded strait, to be protected, and released a five-part initiative for peace.

Frustratingly, the article does not provide the details of the 5 point „peace plan“. I found more details in the China government site (https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjbzhd/202603/t20260331_11884511.html). I am just listing them here to provide more information, no endorsement should be implied.

The two sides put forward the following:

**I. Immediate Cessation of Hostilities:** China and Pakistan call for immediate cessation of hostilities and utmost efforts to prevent the conflict from spreading. Humanitarian assistance must be allowed to all war-affected areas.

**II. Start of peace talks as soon as possible.** Sovereignty, territorial integrity, national independence and security of Iran and the Gulf states should be safeguarded. Dialogue and diplomacy is the only viable option to resolve conflicts. China and Pakistan support the relevant parties in initiating talks, with all parties committing to peaceful resolution of disputes, and refraining from the use or the threat of use of force during peace talks.

**III. Security of nonmilitary targets.** The principle of protecting civilians in military conflict should be observed. China and Pakistan call on parties to the conflict to immediately stop attacks on civilians and nonmilitary targets, and fully adhere to International Humanitarian Law (IHL), and stop attacking important infrastructure, including energy, desalination and power facilities, and peaceful nuclear infrastructure, such as nuclear power plants.

**IV. Security of shipping lanes.** The Strait of Hormuz, together with its adjacent waters, is an important global shipping route for goods and energy. China and Pakistan call on the parties to protect the security of ships and crew members stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, allow the early and safe passage of civilian and commercial ships, and restore normal passage through the Strait as soon as possible.

**V. Primacy of the United Nations Charter.** China and Pakistan call for efforts to practice true multilateralism, to jointly strengthen the primacy of the U.N., and to support the conclusion of an agreement for establishing a comprehensive peace framework and realizing lasting peace based on the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter and international law.

Was hoping India gave it’s opinion

Well one good thing we can definitely confirm that China’s not completely averse to getting involved, i.e. they are not saying no.

Munir was dispatched by US to China, as Iran had asked for a guarantor before getting into talks, and looks like things are looking a bit better for the negotiations to start soon. Him himself being in China today shows the weight US has put behind getting China onboard and their deep desire to ensure this went according to plan.

We should see some momentum in coming days from both sides if my read is correct.

Pakistan should lead by example and stop killing Afghani civilians then

article reports everything except what the five point plan is.