China keen on working with Arab and Islamic countries to resolve Gaza crisis, says VP Han Zheng  

Saudi Gazette report

BEIJING — Chinese language Vice President Han Zheng stated on Monday that China is eager on coordinating and dealing with Arab and Islamic international locations to attain a ceasefire and de-escalation within the Gaza Strip, and restore calm as rapidly as doable. “For the reason that outbreak of the disaster in Gaza, his nation has been working strongly to push for a ceasefire, defend civilians, permit humanitarian aid, and discover a simply answer to the Palestinian challenge,” he stated whereas assembly members of the Islamic Ministerial Committee, headed by Saudi Overseas Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, on the Nice Corridor of the Individuals in Beijing on Monday.

Initially of the assembly, Zheng appreciated the good efforts of the extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit held in Riyadh on Nov. 11, and its choices geared toward decreasing escalation, defending civilians, and restoring peace. He confused China’s assist for the efforts of the joint ministerial committee to proceed its diplomatic efforts and play an even bigger function on this regard.

Members of the committee who attended the assembly included Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Overseas Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Al-Safadi, Minister of Overseas Affairs of Egypt Sameh Shukri, Palestinian Minister of Overseas Affairs and Expatriates Riyad Al-Maliki, Minister of Overseas Affairs of Indonesia Retno Marsudi, and Secretary of the Group of Islamic CooperationHissein Brahim Taha.

On their half, members of the committee praised the positions taken by China concerning the disaster within the Gaza Strip, that are per Arab and Islamic positions. They highlighted the constructive function performed by China within the Safety Council in direction of a ceasefire within the Gaza Strip.

The assembly additionally mentioned developments within the state of affairs within the Gaza Strip and the significance of reaching an instantaneous ceasefire, defending unarmed civilians, and very important installations, together with locations of worship and hospitals. The storming of Al-Shifa Hospital by the Israeli forces, and assaults on the Indonesian Hospital, the Jordanian Area Hospital, and aid and shelter facilities within the Gaza Strip had been additionally figured within the talks.

In the meantime, members of the Ministerial Committee confused the significance of instantly stopping the navy escalation and compelled displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, and rapidly introducing the required humanitarian assist to keep away from the unfold of the humanitarian disaster within the Gaza Strip. The extraordinary joint Arab-Islamic Summit, held in Riyadh, issued a decision that tasked the international ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Palestine to provoke fast worldwide motion on behalf of all member states of the OIC and the Arab League.

The ministers identified the significance of avoiding additional killing of civilians, calling for the worldwide group to take efficient motion to take care of the disaster and handle all the continuing violations by the Israeli occupation forces and their repeated violations of worldwide legislation and worldwide humanitarian legislation