歐洲地中海地震中心：墨西哥恰帕斯海域發生了4.2級地震；震源深度1.0公里。

RIA: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov held a call with the UAE foreign minister to discuss the situation in the Persian Gulf.

MOFCOM Minister Raimondo met Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto in Shanghai on July 17 on the sidelines of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Raimondo said bilateral trade cooperation has strengthened under leaders' strategic guidance: China has been Indonesia's largest trading partner for 13 consecutive years and remains among the top three FDI sources. China is willing to work with Indonesia to advance bilateral trade and key projects, including the Two Countries Two Parks initiative, and said it hopes Indonesia will provide a fair, stable and transparent policy environment for mineral resources and industrial development.