{President says Palestinian problem “should not be marginalised” as he outlines series of economic deals for Middle East.}<\/p>\n
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the establishment of a Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as he announced a series of multibillion-dollar investment plans for the wider Middle East.<\/p>\n
Speaking from Egypt during the second leg of a Middle East tour, Xi said on Thursday that the Palestinian problem “should not be marginalised”.<\/p>\n
“China supports the peaceful process in the Middle East [and] the establishment of a Palestinian state with its capital being eastern Jerusalem,” Xi told the Cairo-based Arab League through an interpreter.<\/p>\n
Xi also announced aid of 50 million yuan ($7.6m) for a solar power station project in the Palestinian territories.<\/p>\n
For the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to end, negotiations should be pushed forward to reach a peace agreement, Xi said.<\/p>\n
Tensions between the two sides have been growing in recent months after a wave of Palestinian stabbing attacks on Israelis and clashes between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers.<\/p>\n
“Maintaining the legitimate interests of the Palestinian people is the responsibility of the Arab League as well as the international community,” Xi said.<\/p>\n
Separately, Xi also also announced that China will be donating $35m in humanitarian aid to Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya and Yemen.<\/p>\n
“The situation in Syria could not continue as there is no winner in this conflict and it is only the Syrian people who are suffering,” he said.<\/p>\n
“The immediate priority to end this conflict is a ceasefire and to engage in a political dialogue and, at the same time, there must be an urgent need for humanitarian aid operations in Syria.”<\/p>\n
Regional tour<\/p>\n
Xi arrived in Egypt on Wednesday, the first visit by a Chinese head of state to the country in 12 years.<\/p>\n
Heralding a new era of closer political and economic ties, officials from the two countries signed 21 deals at a ceremony in Cairo.<\/p>\n
The agreements span several development and infrastructure investments, including the first phase of a new Egyptian administrative capital announced last year, a $1bn financing agreement for Egypt’s central bank and a $700m loan to the state-owned National Bank of Egypt.<\/p>\n
Xi’s visit to Egypt comes as part of a regional tour, which has already taken him to Saudi Arabia, amid efforts by Beijing to assert its economic and political clout in the Middle East. <\/p>\n
Xi said China would dedicate $15bn in special loans to boost industrial production in the region, $10bn in trade credit for joint energy projects and another $10bn in soft loans.<\/p>\n
China would also set up funds with the United Arab Emirates and Qatar worth a total of $20bn to invest in conventional energy.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, China and Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding to build a nuclear reactor in the oil-rich kingdom.<\/p>\n
Iran will be the final stop in Xi’s three-nation trip, a visit that comes days after the implementation of a landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, leading to the lifting of international sanctions on Iran.<\/p>\n
Source:Al Jazeera:[China’s Xi calls for creation of Palestinian state->http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2016\/01\/china-xi-calls-creation-palestinian-state-160122061202778.html]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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