Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah made a phone call Friday with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

Prince Faisal praised China’s support for the United Nations General Assembly resolution issued on October 27, which calls for an immediate ceasefire and establishing an urgent humanitarian truce in the besieged Gaza Strip.

The officials discussed developments in Gaza and its surroundings amid the ongoing military escalation and the harm to innocent civilians.

They emphasized the importance of the international community taking responsibility for halting all military activities and returning to a just and comprehensive path to peace for the Palestinians to achieve international security and peace.

They reviewed bilateral relations and ways to boost them to meet the aspirations of their countries.