Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said today (Wednesday) that it is necessary to reach a ceasefire between Palestine and Israel as soon as possible.

Wang, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, made these statements during a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, during which they exchanged views on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Wang said that at the crossroads between war and peace, major countries in particular should adhere to fairness and justice, adhere to objectivity and neutrality, be sober and rational, make an all-out effort to calm the situation, and work to prevent a larger humanitarian crisis.

Wang added that any solution to the current crisis in Gaza must not deviate from the two-state solution, and any arrangement related to the future of Palestine must reflect the will of the Palestinian people.