China, UN to co-sponsor UN meeting on Palestine
( 2003-11-13 20:41) (Xinhua)
At the request of the United
Nations (UN), The Chinese government and the United Nations will co-sponsor the
UN Asian Meeting on the Question of Palestine in Beijing from Dec. 16 to 18,
announced Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Jianchao Thursday.
Liu told a regular press conference that with the theme of " Mobilizing
International Support for a Peaceful Solution of the Question of Palestine", the
meeting will have about 200 participants, including officials from the United
Nations and relevant countries, experts and scholars on the Middle East issue.
According to Liu, during the meeting, the United Nations and China's Beijing
University will jointly hold a non-governmental organization meeting on the
Middle East issue.
Liu said that as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China has
long been and will as always be committed to the Middle East peace process.
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