Member of the Central Committee of the "Fatah" movement, the Commissioner-General for Arab Relations and China, Abbas Zaki, confirmed that the upcoming visit of the President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, to the People's Republic of China, from 13 to 16 June, comes at an important time to consolidate bilateral relations and mobilize support for the Palestinian cause. .

"President Abbas is heading to China, with which we have a strong relationship and supports the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital on the 1967 borders," Abbas Zaki said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua before President Abbas's visit.

He added, "President Abbas is heading to China and the world is experiencing the echoes of the 75th anniversary of the Nakba of the Palestinian people, which was commemorated in the United Nations for the first time, stressing that China and Palestine are closer friends than brothers and partners with each other."

He continued, "President Abbas visited China in May 2013 and met his counterpart Xi Jinping, and a bilateral meeting took place between them in December of last year on the sidelines of the first Arab-Chinese summit hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, noting that Presidents Abbas and Xi have good relations." ".

He pointed out that China has begun to take advanced positions in favor of supporting the Palestinian cause, whether in the United Nations or in terms of providing support to the Palestinian people, considering that the relations between the Palestinian and Chinese sides are advanced and developed, and the visit of President Abbas would further consolidate them.

He explained that President Abbas' visit will focus on the Arab Peace Initiative launched in 2002 and the possibility of China playing a greater role with the participation of other parties to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

He highlighted that China is keen on the principle of peaceful coexistence, and previously presented an initiative to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict from four points in 2013 and renewed it in 2017 for the central dialogue that imposes a comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East region.

Zaki said, "China has begun to take on a much larger role than in the past in the Middle East region through holding the Arab-Chinese summit and reforming the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran."

The Palestinian official and a prominent leader in the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) led by President Abbas praised the Saudi-Iranian agreement that was reached under the auspices of China, considering that this step is calculated for the Chinese leadership led by President Xi and paved the way for Syria's return to the Arab League.

Regarding China's support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Zaki indicated that the Chinese support is to "establish the legitimate and inalienable rights and implement Resolution 194."

He added, "China's position stems from the international stabilization of the Palestinian situation and its support for UNRWA, noting that China has always called on the international community to support a just and comprehensive solution in the Middle East region."

It is noteworthy that Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said in a press conference held last Friday that President Abbas is an old and good friend of the Chinese people and the first Arab head of state hosted by China this year. "This says a lot about the high-level friendly relations between China and Palestine."

He added that over the past years, thanks to the personal guidance of President Xi and President Abbas, China-Palestine relations have maintained a good momentum of growth with stronger political mutual trust and deeper friendship between the peoples of the two countries, stressing that China, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, will continue to work with The international community in order to find a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue at an early date.