BEIJING (Reuters) – China is ready to maintain communication and coordination with Russia to cool down the Israel-Palestinian crisis, its Middle East special envoy said after meeting with his Russian counterpart this week, Chinese state media reported.
China and Russia share the same position on the Palestinian issue, Zhai Jun said after meeting with Russia’s special representative for Middle East and African countries in Doha, Qatar on Thursday.
He said China is saddened by the humanitarian crisis, and is ready to play a “positive role in the resumption of Palestinian-Israeli peace talks”, as well as the “genuine implementation” of the two-state solution, state media said.
(Reporting by Liz Lee and Shanghai newsroom; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
