Chinese envoy urges restraint to prevent further escalation in Middle East

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Monday urged all parties to exercise restraint and avoid inflammatory remarks and provocative actions to prevent the situation in the Middle East from further escalating or even spiraling out of control.

"At present, there must not be any delay in maintaining peace in the Middle East," Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, said at t