Chinese Envoy Urges Implementation of U.N. Resolutions on Mideast

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Chinese Envoy Urges Implementation of U.N. Resolutions on Mideast

The Chinese envoy attending a U.N. Mideast peace conference here on Tuesday strongly appealed to both Israel and the Palestinians, especially Israel, to implement the relevant U.N. resolutions in real earnest. The envoy pledged that the Chinese government and people will continue making positive efforts for an early, just and reasonable settlement of the Mideast issues.

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The Chinese envoy attending a U.N. Mideast peace conference on Tuesday strongly appealed to both Israel and the Palestinians, especially Israel, to implement the relevant U.N. resolutions in real earnest.

Chinese Ambassador to Cyprus Song Aiguo demanded at the opening of a two-day conference that Israel withdraw all its troops from Palestinian territories as a first step towards a re-start of peace talks at an early date.

The U.N. International Meeting in Support of Middle East Peace, organized by the U.N. Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, was opened amid escalating Israel-Palestinian conflicts, which have lasted for more than 18 months and is feared to lead to humanitarian disasters.

The Chinese envoy pointed out that since late last month, Israeli-Palestinian conflicts have continuously escalated, to which the Chinese government shows deep concern and worry.

"Israel should bear the main responsibility for the tension in the region," he said.

"We believe that Israel's military strikes, economic blockade against Palestine and its confinement of President Arafat will only further aggravate the current situation," Song added.

War can in no way settle disputes

He said the Middle East history has repeatedly proved that war and occupation can in no way bring peace, and the policy of pitting violence against violence will only deepen the mutual hatred and worsen regional tension.

Only dialogue and negotiation are the right solution to the conflicts, the Chinese envoy stressed.

The international community, especially the United Nations, is duty-bound to provide necessary assistance to the Palestinian people, bear important responsibility to ease the conflicts and push the Mideast peace process forward uninterruptedly, Song said.

The envoy pledged that the Chinese government and people will, as always, continue to join the international community in making positive efforts for an early, just and reasonable settlement of the Mideast issues, including of course the Palestinian issue.

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