Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei voiced pessimism about revival of the peace process on Saturday, accusing Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of pursuing unilateral policies.

"Sharon doesn't want to see the international legitimate solutions being implemented. He implements unilateral actions under the solution that he wants only," said Qurei after meeting with the Chinese Middle East envoy Wang Shijie in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Apart from a unilateral step to pull out of Gaza due to begin in July under Sharon's disengagement plan, "he also took a unilateral decision to annex Jerusalem and keep construction of the Apartheid separation wall in the West Bank," Qurei added.

Qurei also slammed the United States position that it understands the Israeli need to keep the Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.

"Such a position is just like ridiculing the vision of President George W. Bush to establish a viable independent Palestinian state geographically connected," said Qurei.

He called on the international Quartet Committee to stop the expansion of settlements and make Israeli pullout from Gaza a part of the roadmap peace plan aiming at an independent Palestinian state living in peace with Israel.

The Chinese envoy said that China highly appreciated the Palestinian leadership's efforts to revive the peace process.

He reiterated that Israel needed to implement the understandings and agreements that were reached with the Palestinians, adding that China would continue to support the Palestinians.

Source: Xinhua