BEIJING, July 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from
People's Daily: At the invitation of the Chinese side, high-level
representatives of 14 Palestinian factions recently held a
reconciliation dialogue in Beijing. They signed the Beijing Declaration
on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National
Unity.
This was an important historical moment in the Palestinian
liberation cause, and an important step to solve the Palestinian
question and achieve peace and stability in the Middle East. It has brought precious hope to
the long-suffering Palestinian people.
The international community highly appreciates China's active mediation and promotion of
internal reconciliation in Palestine, considering it a clear
demonstration of China's
commitment to a just stance and the country's role as a responsible
major country in safeguarding regional peace and stability.
Only when Palestinian factions speak as one can the voice of
justice be loud and clear, and only when they join hands and march
forward shoulder to shoulder can they succeed in their national
liberation cause.
The most important consensus from the Beijing talks is to achieve the reconciliation
and unity among the 14 factions; the core outcome is the
affirmation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the
sole legitimate representative of all Palestinian people; the
biggest highlight is the agreement on establishing an interim
government of national reconciliation focusing on the post-conflict
reconstruction of Gaza; and the
strongest call is for truly establishing an independent State of
Palestine in accordance with relevant UN resolutions.
Mahmoud al-Aloul, deputy chief of
the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah), noted that
China is a beacon of light, and
its efforts to promote reconciliation among various factions in
Palestine are rare and commendable in the international arena.
Middle Eastern countries believe that the successful signing of
the Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening
Palestinian National Unity fully demonstrates China's unwavering support for the Palestinian
people in their pursuit of restoring their legitimate national
rights and justice.
The Palestinian question is the fundamental problem behind peace
in the Middle East. Without a just
resolution to the Palestinian question, there can be no lasting
peace and stability in the region.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent congratulatory messages to
a UN Special Commemorative Meeting in Observance of the
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People for 11
consecutive years. He also attended the BRICS extraordinary virtual
summit on the Palestinian-Israeli issue, and has put forward
initiatives and proposals on resolving the Palestinian question on
multiple occasions, contributing Chinese wisdom and solutions to
the resolution of the Palestinian question.
Promoting the realization of Palestine's internal reconciliation
and solidarity is conducive to the just cause of the Palestinian
people and the early, comprehensive, just, and lasting settlement
of the question of Palestine.
China always supports
Palestinian factions in achieving reconciliation and solidarity
through dialogue and consultation and stands ready to provide
platforms and opportunities for all Palestinian factions to carry
out dialogue for reconciliation.
Mustafa Barghouti,
secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative Party,
said, "China is decent and honest,
genuinely wanting to help us without interfering in our internal
affairs, and supports our cause by strengthening our unity."
Currently, the spillover effects of the Gaza conflict are becoming apparent, causing
concerns about the situation in the Middle East. China believes that the pressing
task is to realize a comprehensive ceasefire as quickly as
possible; the key priority is to ensure humanitarian assistance;
and the fundamental way out is to implement the two-State
solution.
At the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial conference of
the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, Xi once put forward
China's propositions. He said war
should not continue indefinitely, justice should not be absent
forever, and commitment to the two-State solution should not be
wavered at will.
China, together with the
international community, will work with utmost urgency to promote a
comprehensive ceasefire and end the conflict. The will also provide
multiple batches of emergency humanitarian assistance to
Gaza through bilateral and
multilateral channels.
During the reconciliation talks in Beijing this time, China proposed a three-step initiative. The
first step is to promote a comprehensive, lasting and sustainable
ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as
soon as possible and ensure humanitarian assistance and relief
access. The second step is to uphold the principle of "the
Palestinians governing Palestine" and work together to promote
post-war governance in Gaza. The
third step is to promote Palestine to become a full member of the
UN and begin to implement the two-state solution.
China's initiative, which is
rooted in the present and looks to the future, helps to build
consensus among all parties and steer the Palestinian question back
onto the right track of political resolution.
China's efforts to promote
internal reconciliation of Palestine represent the latest practice
in implementing Global Security Initiative and maintaining peace
and stability in the Middle East.
In recent years, China has put
forward a five-point initiative on achieving security and stability
in the Middle East, a four-point
proposal on solving the Syrian issue, a three-point vision for the
implementation of the two-state solution between Palestine and
Israel, and has successfully
facilitated dialogue between Saudi
Arabia and Iran in
Beijing, leading to the
restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The
purpose was to encourage regional countries to unite and strengthen
themselves, and to resolve their conflicts and differences through
dialogue and consultation.
China has no self-interest in
the Middle East and does not
engage in "exclusive blocs." It continues to play a role in
promoting conflict de-escalation and easing tensions, firmly
supporting the people of Middle Eastern countries in taking control
of their own future. Abdulaziz
Alshehhi, a senior researcher in political analysis from the
United Arab Emirates, said
China has become one of the most
important forces supporting peace and development in the
Middle East.
On the Palestinian issue, China
stands on the side of peace, justice and conscience. China sincerely hopes that the various
factions in Palestine can achieve national unity and independence
through internal reconciliation at an early stage. Looking ahead,
China will continue to make
unremitting efforts with all relevant parties to contribute to the
peace and stability in the Middle
East.
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