The Department of West Asian and North African Affairs
Director-General: Wang Di
Deputy Director-Generals: Cai Weiming, Hua Xin
Main Functions: The Department implements China's foreign policy and principles. It reports and works on China's bilateral relations with countries and regions concerned, manages diplomatic contacts with and makes representations to relevant countries and regions, oversees and coordinates policies on and cooperation and exchanges with relevant countries and regions and guides the operation of China's overseas diplomatic missions within its regional jurisdiction. It is responsible for translation and interpretation for important diplomatic functions, documents and instruments in relevant languages.
Tel: +86-10-65962200
News
- Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Foreign Ministry Hong Lei Accepts Respectively the Copies of Credentials from Newly-appointed Ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates and Nicaragua to China(2023-05-29)
- Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li Meets with Outgoing Iranian Ambassador to China Mohammad Keshavarzadeh(2023-05-29)
- Xi Jinping Sends Congratulatory Message to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on His Reelection as President of Türkiye(2023-05-29)
- Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li Holds Political Consultation with Deputy Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Waleed Al-Khuraiji(2023-05-24)
- Xi Jinping Accepts Credentials from Foreign Ambassadors to China(2023-04-24)
- Qin Gang Has a Phone Call with Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyadh al-Maliki(2023-04-17)
- Qin Gang Has a Phone Call with Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Eli Cohen(2023-04-17)
- Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue Zhai Jun Meets with Ambassador of Yemen to China Dr. Mohammed Al-Maitami(2023-04-13)
Regional Organizations and Issues
- Wang Yi: To Promote the Middle East to Break a New Path of Comprehensive Rejuvenation(2018-07-10)
- Wang Yi: President Xi Jinping Announces to Establish China-Arab States Strategic Partnership to Open a New Chapter for China-Arab States Relations(2018-07-10)
- Wang Yi: The Joint Building of the Belt and Road Between China and Arab States in the Middle East Is Rapidly Taking Shape(2018-07-10)
- Wang Yi: China and Arab States Should Firmly Support Each Other's Core Interests(2018-07-10)
- Wang Yi Talks About the Outcomes of the 8th Ministerial Meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum (CASCF)(2018-07-10)
- Wang Yi Talks About the Ways of Dealing with the Hotspot Issues in the Middle East(2018-07-10)
- President Hu Jintao Meets with GCC Secretary General Al-Attiya(2009-02-12)
- The Joint Press Communiqué between the People's Republic of China and The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)(2004-07-07)
