Oyunqemag, vice-chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the
National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, on
Tuesday met Nayef Hawatmeh, general secretary of the Democratic
Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) at the Great Hall of
the People.
Oyunqemag said China would continue as it has always done to
support the just cause of Palestine, maintain friendly ties with
the DFLP and make joint efforts to promote China-Palestine
friendship and the development of the Middle East peace
process.
Hawatmeh informed Oyunqemag of the latest development on the
Palestine-Israel issue and said he hoped China could play a bigger
role in settling the issue.
Hawatmeh, at the invitation of the Chinese People's Association
For Friendship With Foreign Countries, is visiting China from
Dec.15 to 22.
(Xinhua News Agency December 19, 2007)
