Wang Yi urges Israel to halt West Bank settlements

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• Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Israel’s president to stop and reverse the forced setting up of West Bank settlements, Beijing said on Friday.
• Wang Yi presses for Gaza accessThe statement quoted him as saying the urgent task was to “fully reopen access to the Gaza Strip.” In his view, that step would stop a humanitarian catastrophe from spreading.
• Wang Yi told Herzog that China sees the Palestinian question as “the greatest historical injustice of this century.” Beijing also backs a two-state solution, which he called “the correct path to resolving it.”Wang Yi on peace in the regionThe minister described peace and reconciliation as the cornerstone of China’s Middle East policy.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Israel’s president to stop and reverse the forced setting up of West Bank settlements, Beijing said on Friday.

Wang Yi met President Isaac Herzog on Thursday, on the margins of a regional security summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event was the seventh edition of a regional gathering on building trust and cooperation. China’s foreign ministry then released its account of the talks.

According to that statement, the minister also asked Israel to reopen access to Gaza at once. He warned that two million civilians were struggling on the brink of survival.

Wang Yi presses for Gaza access