WNAM MONITORING: China said it will continue to make efforts to “correct historical injustice thoroughly” for Palestine, according to a statement Friday.
“With the Palestinian issue at the core of the Middle East issue, China will continue to stand firmly with Arab brothers and make efforts to correct historical injustice thoroughly, and restore lasting peace in the region at an early date,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in South Africa where the two attended the G20 summit in Johannesburg on Thursday.
His remarks came as a ceasefire has been in place since last month in the Gaza Strip where Israel’s genocidal war has killed at least 48,300 victims, mostly women and children, and left the enclave in ruins.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
“Saudi Arabia opposes the forced evacuation of the Palestinian people in Gaza, highly appreciates China’s adherence to principles and justice on the Palestinian-Israeli issue, and hopes and believes that China will continue to play an active role in peace in the Middle East,” Faisal told Wang, the statement said.
Wang lauded Saudi Arabia’s “active mediation on hot issues and is pleased to see Saudi Arabia play a constructive role in regional peace and stability,” it said, apparently referring to Riyadh hosting talks between the US and Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
