Chinese president meets Israeli PM, pledges efforts for peace in Middle East |
2013-05-09 03:32 |
President Xi Jinping met with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday and pledged to make more efforts to realize peace in "As today's world is undergoing profound and complex changes, a new type of state-to-state relationship should be advocated and established between nations, featuring equality, inclusiveness and reciprocity," Xi said. Xi said peace, stability and development are the common aspirations of countries in the He said all nations in Middle East, including "Only when the legitimate rights of all countries are ensured, and all countries respect each other's concerns, can there be permanent peace and stability in the region," Xi said. Realizing a peaceful coexistence between Earlier this week, Xi held talks with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and made a four-point proposal to resolve the dispute between Xi said an independent Palestinian state should be established and a peaceful coexistence between "Establishing an independent state that enjoys full sovereignty on the basis of borders specified in 1967 is an inalienable right of the Palestinian people and the key to the settlement of the Palestinian question. At the same time, "(We) hope that During the meeting, Netanyahu said he appreciates Netanyahu arrived in The visit is Netanyahu's second visit to Xi said Netanyahu's visit shows that the Israeli government and Netanyahu himself attach great importance to China-Israel relations. " Hailing the smooth development of bilateral ties since the establishment of diplomatic relations 21 years ago, Xi said he hopes the two sides will expand interaction, boost practical cooperation and increase cultural and people-to-people exchanges. Netanyahu lauded |