Beijing, Dec 02: China today welcomed as
'positive' the Geneva initiative to find a peaceful and just
solution to the Middle East conflict.
"China regards the Geneva initiative as a good
attempt to achieve peace in the middle east and welcomes such
an initiative," Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said
here when asked to comment on the outcome of the meeting.
Liu said that the initiative played a positive role
in promoting the peace process in the middle east.
He also said that Chinese Middle East special envoy
Wang Shijie attended the international Geneva initiative
conference on the Palestine-Israel issue in Geneva yesterday
and exchanged views with the participants on issues like the
Middle East peace process.
"China will continue to push forward the just and
comprehensive settlement of the middle east issue at an early
date together with the international community," he said.
The Geneva initiative, a Palestine-Israel peace plan,
was formally launched in Geneva yesterday.
Bureau Report
