China welcomes and supports the "road map" peace plan for the
Middle East, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said
in Beijing Thursday.
Zhang made the remark in response to a request for comment on the
peace plan unveiled Wednesday by the United States, Russia, the
European Union and the United Nations.
China hopes that the Israeli and Palestinian sides would seize this
favorable opportunity, take effective measures and actively
cooperate with the peace efforts by relevant parties so that the
plan could be implemented as soon as possible and the Palestine
issue be resolved at an early date in order to realize lasting
peace and stability in the region, Zhang said.
(Xinhua News Agency May 1, 2003)