Iran's foreign ministry said its foreign minister, while outlining the memorandum of understanding's details, stressed the United States must assume responsibility for implementing its terms and demanded an end to Israeli aggression against Lebanon.

German Foreign Minister Wadephul said the EU should adopt majority voting for foreign policy; when the EU27 are unwilling or unable to act as a whole, smaller groups of member states should be allowed to move ahead.

China's State Council released the Implementation Plan for the Employment‑First Strategy under the 15th Five‑Year Plan, setting nine priorities: strengthen macro policy coordination to prioritize employment and implement measures to stabilize, expand and improve jobs while adapting to AI to support employment and entrepreneurship; align industry and employment to stabilize employment in labor‑intensive sectors, enlarge service‑sector job capacity and tap emerging fields for job creation; accelerate modernization of human resources, improve match between education supply and labor demand and carry out large‑scale vocational skills training; broaden employment channels for college graduates and youth and build full‑chain support covering policy incentives, services, safety nets and rights protection; scale up targeted support for migrant workers, veterans and other key groups and strengthen help for the unemployed and registered jobseekers; promote healthy development of flexible employment and new employment forms, expand channels, bolster public services and protect legal rights; improve employment and entrepreneurship service systems and the quality of human‑resources services; strengthen protection of workers’ employment rights, refine labor standards and labor‑relations consultation mechanisms to ensure equal employment; and enhance employment monitoring, early‑warning and risk‑response capabilities and scientific analysis of the employment outlook.