China's top diplomat to visit NY for Mideast talks
Published: 04:11 PM,Nov 27,2023 | EDITED : 08:11 PM,Nov 27,2023
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
BEIJING: China's top diplomat Wang Yi will visit New York this week to hold a United Nations Security Council meeting on the Middle-East conflict, Beijing's foreign ministry said on Monday.
'As it holds the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council this month, China will hold a high-level meeting on the Palestinian-Israeli issue on November 29,' spokesman Wang Wenbin said.
Wang Yi will preside over the meeting, he added.
After October 7, Israel has launched a military campaign, killing nearly 15,000 people, mostly civilians and including thousands of children, according to the Palestinian government.
China said last week it welcomed a truce between the warring sides, which began on Friday and led to dozens of hostages being freed and the release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners.
Beijing hoped this week's UN talks would achieve 'a ceasefire and an end to the fighting' and make 'contributions to alleviating the humanitarian crisis in Gaza', Wang Wenbin said.
China has historically been sympathetic to the Palestinian cause and supportive of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for an 'international peace conference' to resolve the fighting, as he addressed a virtual summit of fellow BRICS leaders.
'There can be no sustainable peace and security in the Middle East without a just solution to the question of Palestine,' Xi said urging the 'early convening of an international peace conference that is more authoritative to build international consensus for peace'.
Wang previously said the world must 'act urgently' to calm the war as he hosted diplomats from Arab and Muslim-majority nations in Beijing.
'Let us work together to quickly cool down the situation in Gaza and restore peace in the Middle East as soon as possible,' Wang told ministers at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in the Chinese capital.
'The situation in Gaza affects all countries around the world, questioning the human sense of right and wrong and humanity's bottom line,' he said. — AFP
'As it holds the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council this month, China will hold a high-level meeting on the Palestinian-Israeli issue on November 29,' spokesman Wang Wenbin said.
Wang Yi will preside over the meeting, he added.
After October 7, Israel has launched a military campaign, killing nearly 15,000 people, mostly civilians and including thousands of children, according to the Palestinian government.
China said last week it welcomed a truce between the warring sides, which began on Friday and led to dozens of hostages being freed and the release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners.
Beijing hoped this week's UN talks would achieve 'a ceasefire and an end to the fighting' and make 'contributions to alleviating the humanitarian crisis in Gaza', Wang Wenbin said.
China has historically been sympathetic to the Palestinian cause and supportive of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for an 'international peace conference' to resolve the fighting, as he addressed a virtual summit of fellow BRICS leaders.
'There can be no sustainable peace and security in the Middle East without a just solution to the question of Palestine,' Xi said urging the 'early convening of an international peace conference that is more authoritative to build international consensus for peace'.
Wang previously said the world must 'act urgently' to calm the war as he hosted diplomats from Arab and Muslim-majority nations in Beijing.
'Let us work together to quickly cool down the situation in Gaza and restore peace in the Middle East as soon as possible,' Wang told ministers at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in the Chinese capital.
'The situation in Gaza affects all countries around the world, questioning the human sense of right and wrong and humanity's bottom line,' he said. — AFP