BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao has reiterated his country's readiness to join international efforts to
push for peace and stability in the Middle East region.
In a message to the Conference in Commemoration of
the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People held at the UN
headquarters in New York on Wednesday, Wen extended warm congratulations on the
occasion of its convocation on behalf of the Chinese government.
In the message, Wen stressed the Palestinian issue is
at the core of the Middle East conflict. "China supports restart of the Middle
East peace process and resumption of political negotiations as soon as possible,
so as to establish an independent state of Palestine that co-exists peacefully
with Israel, on the basis of relevant UN resolutions and the 'land for peace'
principle," he said.
The settlement of the Palestinian issue calls for
political will and courage of the Palestinians and Israel as well, and needs
support and assistance from the international community, Wen said.
As a permanent member of the UN Security Council,
China would continue its support for a larger UN role in the Middle East issue,
he said.
"China is ready to make unswerving efforts with the
international community for a fair and overall solution to the Palestinian issue
and an early realization of peace and stability in the Middle East region," the
Chinese premier said.
The United Nations set Nov. 29 as the Day of
Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
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UN marks Palestinian Solidarity Day with calls
for peace with Israel
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The United
Nations marked on Wednesday the International Day of Solidarity with the
Palestinian people with urgent calls for resuming the suspended peace process
between Israel and Palestine.
"Let us commit ourselves to breathing new life into
the peace process so that the goals of statehood for Palestinians, and security
for the State of Israel, can be realized before this tragedy takes too many more
lives," UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a message for the day.
China calls for new approaches to resume Middle East peace
process
BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy said
Tuesday that the parties concerned should launch new approaches to resume the
Middle East peace process.
Palestine aid significant to China's
support for Mideast peace
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The economic assistance to
Palestine, including humanitarian aid, is an important expression of China's
support for the Middle East peace process, Sun Bigan, Chinese envoy on the
Middle East, said Friday.
Sun made the remarks when addressing a donors' conference
for Palestine held in the Swedish capital, saying China is highly concerned with
the Middle East issue and has made active political, economic and humanitarian
efforts to advance the Middle East peace process.
