Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday arrived in Hong Kong where he met the Chairman of the Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council, ahead of attending a signing ceremony of the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation.

The council's chairman, Surakiart Sathirathai, who is also a former deputy prime minister of Thailand, is among the senior representatives from nearly 60 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, and from some 20 international bodies, including the United Nations, who are expected to join the ceremony on Friday.

According to a statement from the Foreign Ministry, Wang said the setting up of the mediation body provides a "new option for the international community to resolve disputes and achieve reconciliation".

"It is also a practical step to implement multilateralism and adhere to the spirit of the Charter of the United Nations," he added.

A forum will be held following the ceremony to discuss topics such as mediation of disputes among countries and of international investment and commercial disputes.