India, April 15 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed a four-point roadmap for lasting peace in the Middle East conflict, after the United States and Iran failed to reach a breakthrough in Pakistan-brokered Islamabad talks held over the weekend.

Xi made the proposal during a meeting in Beijing with UAE crown prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The UAE crown prince is the first Middle East leader to visit China after the conflict broke out between the US, Israel, and Iran.

The Chinese President said the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of countries in the West Asia and Gulf region should be fully respected.

The development comes even as the first round of talks between the United States and Iran...