Beijing: China has offered to mediate or facilitate peace talks between Israel and Palestine to end years of tension and ensure peace in the region.
According to the World News Agency, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Geng said that he is ready to resume peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians after almost a decade.
It should be remembered that peace talks between Israel and Palestine have been stalled since 2014.
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said in separate telephone conversations with his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts that his country is ready to mediate or facilitate peace talks.
This time, the foreign ministers of Israel and Palestine welcomed the offer of their Chinese counterparts.
In a telephone conversation, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen called on China to encourage new mediation talks, while Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said he wanted China to resume mediation talks as soon as possible. support
According to Chinese media reports, Foreign Minister Qin Kang urged his colleagues in a telephone conversation to implement a ‘two-state solution’ for peace talks, which China itself is under pressure from Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries. Is. .
It should be noted that China passed a diplomatic milestone last month by playing the role of a broker to restore diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, reducing US influence in the Middle East.
Likewise, if China succeeds in ending the conflict between Israel and Palestine, China’s influence in the Middle East will become stronger and its arch-enemy, the United States, will face difficulties.
