Chinese envoy to UN welcomes good offices effort to reach ceasefire agreement in Gaza
Ma Zhaoxu, China's permanent representative to the United
Nations, welcomed the recent ceasefire agreement in Gaza city and commended the
good offices effort by the United Nations and Egypt.
He went on to emphasize that safeguarding the legitimate
rights of the Palestinian people is an international obligation, and the
international community must base its work on the Arab Peace Initiative and
relevant UN Security Council resolutions, with a view to establishing a State
of Palestine.
He added effective implementation of UN Security Council
resolution 2334 (2016) is critical.
He called upon Israel to cease its destruction of
Palestinian homes and end its settlement expansion.
Unity must be maintained to relaunch peace talks, he said,
adding that those with strong influence in the Middle East must play a
constructive role. He also emphasized the need to facilitate intra-Palestinian
reconciliation.
Turning to UNRWA, he noted that the agency continues to
improve the humanitarian situation for Palestine refugees in the face of
extreme budgetary constraints. It is also preventing the spread of extremist
ideology in refugee camps, he said, stressing that China will continue to make
financial contributions to UNRWA.
