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Tuesday, November 07, 2000, updated at 09:05(GMT+8)
Chinese FM Meets Moroccan Special Envoy
Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan met Monday with
Abdelaziz Meziane Belskih, special envoy of the
Moroccan King Sidi Mohammed, and accepted a letter
from the king to President Jiang Zemin on the Middle
East crisis.
Belskih briefed Tang on the current Middle East
situation, and said that the Moroccan King, as
president of the Jerusalem Commission, is concerned
about the Middle East peace process.
Morocco holds that the Middle East situation is in a
critical state, he said, adding that Israel should
implement seriously the relevant resolutions and
withdraw its armies immediately from the Palestinian
autonomous region.
He noted that a more effective mechanism should be
established to push forward the peace process, adding
that Morocco has appreciated the efforts of China, a
permanent member of the UN Security Council, in
promoting the peace process.
Tang said that Israel's action of using force
recently has caused masses of civilian casualties and
property losses, and the Middle East process was
undermined. Chinese government expresses its concern
and unrest about the situation.
In a message to the Palestinian leaders and Israeli
leaders, President Jiang pointed out that violence
and conflicts only further the hatred, and dialogue
and negotiation can bring about hope and peace. China
has expressed the stance in the U.N. and the other
international occasions.
Tang said that China sympathizes with and supports
the just cause of the Palestinians, and holds that
the Palestinians have the right to build up their
independent country according to the relevant U.N.
resolutions, and China supports the Palestinians to
enjoy the national self-determination right,
including the right of building their own country.
He noted that China opposes any act of undermining
the UN resolutions, and holds that the international
community has the obligation to help the Palestinians
restore national interests.
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Tuesday, November 07, 2000, updated at 09:55(GMT+8)
Chinese Military Leader Meets Foreign Delegations
Defense Minister Chi Haotian met Monday with
delegations from Ukraine and Russia, and military
delegations from Kenya, Malaysia, Zambia and
Venezuela, which are in Zhuhai for the Third China
International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition.
The exhibition opened in Zhuhai in south China's
Guangdong province earlier Monday.
Chi, also vice-chairman of the Central Military
Commission and state councilor, said that the
exhibition is designed to promote international
cooperation in space and aviation sectors, especially
cooperation between China and the rest of the world.
He said he believes that the event will provide a
good opportunity for all participants to promote
mutual understanding and cooperation.
Deputy Chief Qian Shugen of the General Staff of the
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) attended the
meeting.
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Tuesday, November 07, 2000, updated at 09:06(GMT+8)
Chinese Premier Meets Spanish Crown Prince
Premier Zhu Rongji met with Crown Prince
Felipe De Borbon Y Grecia of Spain at the
Great Hall of the People Monday.
Zhu extended a warm welcome to the Crown
Prince who is on his first visit to China
and spoke highly of bilateral ties.
Zhu said, in recent years, bilateral ties
have witnessed sound development, citing the fact
that high-level contacts have increased, economic and
trade cooperation expanded, cultural exchanges
enhanced, and the two countries have shared many
common points on world issues.
The Chinese government attaches great importance to
relations with Spain and believes that there is great
potential for developing friendly cooperation, said
the Premier.
China is willing to work together with Spain to push
forward ties in the new century, Zhu said.
Felipe expressed satisfaction over bilateral ties and
said Spain attaches importance to its relations with
China. He said China is a priority in Spain's recent
strategy of developing relations with Asia-Pacific
countries.
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Tuesday, November 07, 2000, updated at 09:39(GMT+8)
Khatami Urges Islamic States' Support for
Palestinians
Iranian President Mohammad Khatami on Monday urged
Islamic states to support the Palestinian people and
defend their rights during the upcoming summit of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
"On the threshold of the OIC summit, I tell all my
colleagues in the Islamic and Arab world that the
oppressed Palestinians are placing hope on us to
defend their rights and at least echo their voice to
the world," Khatami said.
The 56-member OIC is scheduled to hold its ninth
summit in Doha, Qatar on November 12-14, during which
Iran is to hand over its rotating chairmanship to
Qatar.
Khatami also called on Qatar to sever trade ties with
Israel, the official Islamic Republic News Agency
reported.
Only Egypt, Jordan and Turkey in the Middle East have
official diplomatic relations with Israel. Some other
countries exchanged trade offices or interest
sections with the Jewish state.
Tunisia, Morocco and Oman severed their limited ties
with Israel following the outbreak of bloody clashes
between Israeli troops and Palestinians late
September, especially after an Arab summit in Cairo
last month to condemn Israeli "atrocities."
But Qatar has so far resisted calls to close an
Israeli trade office in Doha and its trade
representation in Tel Aviv.
There are reports that Khatami might boycott the OIC
summit due to Qatar's refusal to sever trade ties
with Israel.
More than one month of Israeli-Palestinian conflicts
have so far left some 180 people dead and thousands
wounded. Most of the victims were Palestinians.
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