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China pledges to enhance friendship with all Mideast nations

China is willing to develop its friendly, cooperative ties with all Mideast countries including Israel, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said in Beijing Thursday.

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China is willing to develop its friendly, cooperative ties with all Mideast countries including Israel, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said in Beijing Thursday.

China warmly welcomes the imminent visit by Israeli President Moshe Katsav from Dec. 14 to 20, he said, acknowledging that China will develop its friendly cooperation with all countries worldwide including Mideast nations based on the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence, and Sino-Israeli friendship not only complies with the interests of the two nations and their people but benefits peace and development in the Middle East region.

The UN Asian Meeting on the Question of Palestine will be co-sponsored by the Chinese government and the United Nations in Beijing from Dec. 16 to 18, said Liu.

With the theme of "Arousing International Support for a Peaceful Solution of the Question of Palestine", the conference will have about 200 participants, including officials from the United Nations and relevant countries and noted experts and scholars on the Mideast issue, he said. Liu said Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo would attend and address the opening ceremony of the meeting.

The Israeli president's visit and the meeting fully indicates China's readiness to strengthen its friendship with all Mideast countries including Israel, the spokesman added.

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