The Middle East issue including the Palestine-Israel conflict
should be settled through political negotiations, Premier Wen
Jiabao told visiting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Beijing on
Monday.
The international community should urge all the parties
concerned to implement relevant United Nations resolutions and
reach a comprehensive and fair settlement under the principle of
"land for peace," Wen said during a meeting with Mubarak.
China and Egypt have become closely cooperative partners over
the past half century since Egypt, leading other African and
Arabian countries, forged diplomatic ties with China 50 years ago,
Wen said.
The premier said the two countries should actively strive for
the goals set in the outline the two countries signed for deepening
strategic and cooperative relations when he visited Egypt earlier
this year.
The two countries should coordinate to promote South-South
cooperation and South-North dialogue, and push forward
multilateralism and democracy of international relations, Wen
said.
Mubarak said his nation appreciates China's support in the
justice cause of the Arabian people and its active role in pushing
forward the peaceful process of the Middle East.
The president arrived in Beijing on Friday to pay a state visit
to China and to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on
China-Africa Cooperation, which concluded on Sunday.
President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen visited Egypt in January
2004 and in June 2006 respectively. Bilateral trade hit US$2.145
billion in 2005.
(Xinhua News Agency November 7, 2006)
