NNA – The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, on Sunday, discussed with Chinarsquo;s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the dangerous and accelerating situation in the Gaza Strip, where they reached several agreements on the matter.
The joint statement issued by the Chinese Foreign Ministry and the General Secretariat of the Arab League regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict stressed ldquo;the necessity of an immediate and total ceasefire, the complete and effective implementation of the relevant resolutions issued by the United Nations Security Council and the United Nations General Assembly regarding the situation in Gaza, and the protection of civilians with concrete steps to stop all acts of violence targeting civilians, rejecting the forced displacement of Palestinian civilians, quickly establishing a humanitarian coordination mechanism, and delivering humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip according to a sustainable, rapid, and safe mechanism without obstacles.rdquo;
The statement considered that the international community must move diligently and swiftly to calm the situation and bring about a ceasefire as soon as possible, noting that influential countries in particular must play a constructive role in this regard in an objective and fair manner.
The statement also considered that the UN Security Council must listen to the calls of the Arab and Islamic countries and other countries that have expressed their rejection of the ongoing Israeli war against the civilian population in Gaza, urging the UN Council to bear its responsibilities towards maintaining international peace and security in a serious manner and to take binding measures in this regard.
The joint statement stressed quot;the necessity of working seriously and effectively to find a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue while supporting Palestine to be a full member of the United Nations, and supporting the establishment of an independent, fully sovereign State of Palestine based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions and the principle of lsquo;Land for Peace/rsquo; as stated in the Arab Peace Initiative.rdquo;
The joint statement called as well for quot;convening an expanded international peace conference as soon as possible and in a manner that reflects international credibility to find a binding road map to implement the two-state solution according to a specific timetable, while pushing for the resumption of peace negotiations on this basis, in order to achieve peaceful coexistence between the states of Palestine and Israel, and security and peace for all peoples of the region.rdquo;
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