Visiting China's special envoy on the Middle East issue Sun
Bigan met with Israeli President Shimon Peres on Thursday.
Sun conveyed the cordial greetings from the Chinese President Hu
Jintao who highly praised Peres for his long-term efforts to
constructing the country and promoting the peace in the Middle East
region as well as his contribution to promoting the bilateral ties
between China and Israel.
For his part, Peres asked Sun to convey his best wishes to
Chinese President Hu Jintao, and highly appraised China's theory on
building a harmonious society.
During the meeting, Peres also vowed to continue working to
strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries.
Sun arrived in Israel on Wednesday and met with Israeli Foreign
Minister Tzipi Livni.
This is Sun's second visit to Israel in three months. On Friday, he
will travel to the West Bank city of Ramallah and meet with the
Palestinian National Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
(Xinhua News Agency July 20, 2007)
