Chinese envoy urges Israel-Palestinian talks back on track
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Visiting Chinese Middle East special envoy Wu Sike on Thursday met with Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon in Tel Aviv, urging Israel and Palestinians to resume the direct talks toward peace.
Wu said China is deeply concerned about the regional peace process. Chinese government calls for efforts from all parties to show flexibility and compromise on the issues, including settlement construction, so as to create favorable conditions for the direct talks between Israel and Palestinians.
China also sees significance of mutual trust in the talks, and asks Israel and the Palestinians to work together to break the deadlock of the direct talks as soon as possible. Wu added his government hopes to coordinate with international community to put the negotiation back on track and realize comprehensive peace in the region.
Ayalon praised the great efforts China has made in promoting the Middle East peace process, adding that Israel is willing to coordinate with other parties and find a solution to break the deadlock in direct talks.
Referring to the increasing hostile events in the Middle East, Wu said in an interview with Xinhua that the unrest here highlighted the importance of peace, urging all parties involved to stop all military operations in and toward the region.
"Those behaviors that to hurt innocent civilians in the name of to protect innocent civilians is intolerable for us," Wu stressed. "We believe that negotiation is the only way to solve conflicts."
Israel is the first leg of Wu's Middle East tour, which will also take him to the Palestinian territories, Syria, Lebanon and Qatar.
