Chinese President Xi Jinping affirms full support for Palestine

RIYADH (Web Desk) - Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed that China will always firmly support the just cause of the Palestinian people and always stand with the Palestinian people.

Addressing the China-Arab Summit held in Riyadh on Friday, he said that the Palestine issue had shaken the world. "China will continue to support cooperation and security with the Gulf countries," he reiterated.

Xi Jinping affirmed his country’s support for Palestine’s efforts to gain full membership in the United Nations. “We firmly support the establishment of a fully sovereign Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital,” he declared.

Earlier on Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Riyadh.

During the meeting, President Xi pointed out that China-Palestine friendship is deeply cherished by the two peoples.

"Over the past five decades and more, the two sides have always trusted and supported each other. No matter how the international and regional situation changes, China always firmly supports the just cause of the Palestinian people to restore the legitimate rights and interests of their nation, and always stands with the Palestinian people.

"The international community should prioritize the Palestinian issue on the international agenda, keep to the direction of the two-state solution and the principle of “land for peace”, and facilitate resumption of peace talks on the basis of relevant UN resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative. China will continue to work for an early, just and durable solution to the Palestinian issue," he reiterated.

President Abbas said that the Palestinian people are deeply proud of their friendly relations with the Chinese people. "China is Palestine’s sincere and trustworthy friend and has always firmly supported the just cause of the Palestinian people by offering Palestine all-round and unconditional support on the political, economic, moral and other fronts.

"All Palestinian people hold sincere affections for the Chinese people. China’s positions on the international stage are fair and just, and its initiatives and propositions are positive and constructive. Palestine stands firmly with China," he added.