Foreign ministers from five Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, have called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.
Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Indonesia, the Palestinian Authority and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, among others, visited Beijing and met the top Chinese diplomat there.
Urging an end to the hostilities in Gaza, the foreign ministers made their first trip to China during their visit to the five permanent member countries of the United Nations Security Council in a bid to end the war in Gaza.
The Voice of America reported Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the Muslim diplomats that their decision to start their mission from Beijing showed their high level of trust in his nation.
“China is a good friend and brother of Arab and Islamic countries,” Wang said in opening remarks at a state guest house before their talks began.
“We have always firmly safeguarded the legitimate rights and interests of Arab [and] Islamic countries and have always firmly supported the just cause of the Palestinian people.”
China’s President Xi Jinping will attend a video summit of BRICS leaders on the Palestinian-Israeli issue, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying posted on X.
The delegation will also meet with officials from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and is putting pressure on the West to reject Israel’s justification of its actions against Palestinians as self-defense.
The joint Islamic-Arab summit held in Riyadh earlier this month, organised by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also urged the International Criminal Court to investigate “war crimes and crimes against humanity that Israel is committing” in the Palestinian territories.
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