””””BEIJING, Nov. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji sent a
congratulatory message on Thursday to a conference in New York honoring the
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
””””"On the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian
People, I wish to extend, on behalf of the Chinese Government and
people, our warm congratulations to the conference," Zhu said in the message.
””””He noted that the tension between Israel and Palestine was still going on, and
the Palestinian territories have long suffered from economic blockade and
military attacks.
””””"The Chinese Government and people express deep sympathy for the Palestinian
people who are in difficulties and hardships," the Chinese premier
said, "We oppose and condemn Israel's act of disregarding the legitimate rights
of the Palestinian people and the call on Israel to withdraw its troops from the
Palestinian controlled areas and end the economic blockade as soon as possible."
””””He said China has all along maintained that the solution to the Palestinian
question should be based on relevant UN resolutions and the principle of "land
for peace," and "the only correct approach to realize lasting peace in the
Middle East is the political settlement of the issue through peaceful
negotiations."
””””China sticks to the view that the occupied Arab territories should be
returned and the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people, including
that to establish an independent Palestinian state, should be restored at an
early date, he noted.
””””At the same time, Zhu said, China opposes "terrorist activities of all
forms" and maintains that "the sovereignty and security of all the Middle East
countries should be effectively guaranteed."
””””He urged the international community to give more attention to the Palestinian
question, make greater efforts to ease the tension there, help the
Palestinian people out of the current predicament and create conditions for the
re-launch of the Middle East peace process.
””””He assured that "China is, as always, ready to work with the international
community to play a constructive role in bringing about an early peaceful
settlement to the Middle East question, including the Palestinian question."
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