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Ambassador Zhang Jun Spoke at the UNGA on China's Positions and Proposals on Palestine and the Situation in the Middle East

2019-12-03 10:57

On 3 December, the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly convened a plenary session to consider the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East. Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the UN, elaborated on China's positions and laid out China's proposals on resolving the question of Palestine and realizing peace and security in the Middle East.

Ambassador Zhang said that China firmly supports the just cause of the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate national rights. On November 27, the United Nations held the Special Commemorative Meeting in Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to the Meeting, in which he reiterated that China supports Palestine in building an independent and fully sovereign state on the basis of the 1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as its capital. China supports the political settlement of the Palestinian issue through negotiation, and appreciates the active mediation by the United Nations, Egypt and other parties to push for a ceasefire agreement. China calls on all parties to remain calm and exercise restraint to avoid intensifying confrontations and conflicts, and to remain committed to rebuilding and consolidating mutual trust so as to create favorable conditions for the relaunching of peace talks between Palestine and Israel. China commends the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East for its assistance to the Palestinian refugees.

Ambassador Zhang said that China stands for a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security architecture in the Middle East. On November 27, China hosted the Middle East Security Forum in Beijing, with a broad and active participation by officials in the diplomatic and security fields and scholars from the relevant countries in the Middle East and beyond. State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi elaborated on the Chinese proposal for the security issues in the Middle East, namely staying committed to the correct direction of a political settlement, defending the basic principles of fairness and justice, leveraging the key role of the United Nations, and forging synergy in the region and the international community.

Ambassador Zhang said that justice may be delayed, but it will come. China will continue to work tirelessly to safeguard fairness and justice, and maintain regional peace and stability. It will continue to be a firm builder of peace in the Middle East, a promoter of stability and a contributor to the development in the Middle East.

The session also adopted through voting five resolutions proposed by Arab Countries, namely on the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat, special information programme on the question of Palestine of Palestine of the United Nations Department of Global Communications, peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, and the Syrian Golan.

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