{"id":5906,"date":"2023-04-18T17:41:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5906"},"modified":"2023-04-18T17:43:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:43:45","slug":"china-offers-facilitation-for-israel-palestinian-peace-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/asia\/asia-pacific\/china\/china-offers-facilitation-for-israel-palestinian-peace-talks\/2023\/04\/18\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"China offers facilitation for Israel-Palestinian peace talks"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEIJING<\/span> (AFP)<\/span> –<\/span> China’s<\/span> foreign<\/span> minister<\/span> told<\/span> Israeli<\/span> and<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> diplomats<\/span> that<\/span> China<\/span> was<\/span> ready<\/span> to<\/span> support<\/span> recent<\/span> mediation<\/span> efforts<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> region<\/span> to<\/span> facilitate<\/span> peace<\/span> talks<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> countries.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> separate<\/span> calls<\/span> with<\/span> two<\/span> officials<\/span> on<\/span> Monday,<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Minister<\/span> Qin<\/span> Gang<\/span> expressed<\/span> China’s<\/span> concern<\/span> over<\/span> rising<\/span> tensions<\/span> between<\/span> Israel<\/span> and<\/span> Palestine<\/span> and<\/span> his<\/span> support<\/span> for<\/span> resuming<\/span> peace<\/span> talks,<\/span> the<\/span> foreign<\/span> ministry<\/span> said<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>Last<\/span> month,<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> and<\/span> Iran<\/span> reached<\/span> a<\/span> deal<\/span> in<\/span> China<\/span> to<\/span> restore<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> ties<\/span> that<\/span> were<\/span> severed<\/span> in<\/span> 2016.<\/span> It<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> dramatic<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> moment<\/span> for<\/span> China,<\/span> and<\/span> Beijing<\/span> touted<\/span> it<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> demonstration<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> capabilities<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> actor<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Middle<\/span> East.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Hata<\/span> stressed<\/span> that<\/span> in<\/span> his<\/span> meeting<\/span> with<\/span> Israeli<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Minister<\/span> Eli<\/span> Cohen,<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> and<\/span> Iran<\/span> set<\/span> a<\/span> good<\/span> example<\/span> of<\/span> overcoming<\/span> differences<\/span> through<\/span> dialogue.<\/span> He<\/span> said<\/span> Cohen<\/span> Beijing<\/span> is<\/span> encouraging<\/span> Israel<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> people<\/span> to<\/span> show<\/span> political<\/span> courage<\/span> and<\/span> take<\/span> steps<\/span> to<\/span> resume<\/span> peace<\/span> talks.<\/span> “China<\/span> is<\/span> ready<\/span> to<\/span> provide<\/span> convenience<\/span> in<\/span> return,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Israel<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Palestinians<\/span> have<\/span> not<\/span> held<\/span> substantive<\/span> peace<\/span> talks<\/span> to<\/span> end<\/span> their<\/span> centuries-old<\/span> conflict<\/span> for<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> a<\/span> decade.<\/span> The<\/span> government<\/span> of<\/span> Israeli<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Benjamin<\/span> Netanyahu<\/span> is<\/span> committed<\/span> to<\/span> expanding<\/span> settlements<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> occupied<\/span> West<\/span> Bank,<\/span> which<\/span> most<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> international<\/span> community<\/span> considers<\/span> illegal<\/span> and<\/span> an<\/span> obstacle<\/span> to<\/span> peace.<\/span> .<\/span>
\n<\/span>Cohen<\/span> expressed<\/span> the<\/span> country’s<\/span> commitment<\/span> to<\/span> de-escalating<\/span> tensions,<\/span> but<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> issue<\/span> would<\/span> be<\/span> difficult<\/span> to<\/span> resolve<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> short<\/span> term,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> from<\/span> China’s<\/span> foreign<\/span> ministry.<\/span> In<\/span> a<\/span> statement,<\/span> the<\/span> Israeli<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Ministry<\/span> said<\/span> Qin<\/span> and<\/span> Cohen<\/span> “discussed<\/span> on<\/span> Temple<\/span> Hill<\/span> the<\/span> importance<\/span> of<\/span> maintaining<\/span> composure,<\/span> especially<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> end<\/span> of<\/span> Ramadan,<\/span> the<\/span> holy<\/span> month<\/span> of<\/span> Islam,”<\/span> but<\/span>\u00a0He<\/span> made<\/span> no<\/span> mention<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> peace<\/span> talks.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Cohen<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> voiced<\/span> the<\/span> “threat<\/span> seen<\/span> in<\/span> Iran’s<\/span> nuclear<\/span> program”<\/span> and<\/span> urged<\/span> China<\/span> to<\/span> cooperate<\/span> to<\/span> prevent<\/span> Tehran<\/span> from<\/span> acquiring<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Qin<\/span> also<\/span> told<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Minister<\/span> al-Maliki<\/span> that<\/span> China<\/span> was<\/span> ready<\/span> to<\/span> play<\/span> an<\/span> active<\/span> role<\/span> in<\/span> resuming<\/span> talks.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>China’s<\/span> foreign<\/span> ministry<\/span> spokesman<\/span> Wang<\/span> Wenbin<\/span> confirmed<\/span> that<\/span> Qin<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> in<\/span> contact<\/span> with<\/span> two<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> senior<\/span> officials.<\/span> “It’s<\/span> never<\/span> too<\/span> late<\/span> to<\/span> do<\/span> the<\/span> right<\/span> thing,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span> Violence<\/span> has<\/span> escalated<\/span> in<\/span> Israel<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> West<\/span> Bank<\/span> this<\/span> month.<\/span> It<\/span> follows<\/span> a<\/span> raid<\/span> by<\/span> Israeli<\/span> police<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> Al-Aqsa<\/span> Mosque<\/span> complex,<\/span> Jerusalem’s<\/span> most<\/span> sensitive<\/span> holy<\/span> site.<\/span> Israeli<\/span> forces<\/span> attacked<\/span> sites<\/span> in<\/span> southern<\/span> Lebanon<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Gaza<\/span> Strip<\/span> linked<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> group<\/span> Hamas<\/span> after<\/span> two<\/span> regional<\/span> militants<\/span> fired<\/span> rockets<\/span> into<\/span> Israel.The<\/span> mosque<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> third<\/span> holiest<\/span> place<\/span> in<\/span> Islam<\/span> ,<\/span> perched<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> hill<\/span> revered<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> holiest<\/span> site<\/span> in<\/span> Judaism.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BEIJING (AFP) – China’s foreign minister told Israeli and Palestinian diplomats that China was ready to support recent mediation efforts in the region to facilitate peace talks between the two countries. In separate calls with two officials on Monday, Foreign Minister Qin Gang expressed China’s concern over rising tensions between Israel and Palestine and his […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[2425,24,280],"tags":[152,174,646,696,1548,3403,3404,4048,4049],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/download-3-1.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5906"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5906"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5910,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5906\/revisions\/5910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}