China Hopes for Early Solution of Palestine Issue

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China Hopes for Early Solution of Palestine Issue

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Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said on Thursday that China hopes Israel and Palestine will take practical steps in response to international peacemaking efforts and try to achieve an early solution to the Palestine issue.

Wang Shijie, China's special envoy to the Middle East, met Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, Palestinian National Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat, Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, and Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath.

They exchanged views on the Middle East situation and the "roadmap" plan.

Wang hoped that Israel and Palestine would grasp the opportunity presented by the "road map" plan and resolve the Palestine issue as early as possible under the principles of frankness and sincerity, fair and equal negotiation, mutual understanding and accommodation, and easier problems before difficult ones.

Wang urged the international community to work harder on the Middle East issue and set up a just, authoritative and effective international supervision mechanism as soon as possible.

He also called for an early start to a Middle East peace conference attended by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and other relevant parties.

Wang also met Miguel Angel Moratinos, the European Union Middle East envoy.

Both sides expressed the wish to increase consultation and coordination on the Middle East issue.

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