Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held meetings today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Beijing, who had come to attend the Third Belt and Road Forum. Among other items, the two exchanged views on the upcoming visit to China of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the situation in the Middle East. Wang said China condemns all forms of actions that harm civilians and opposes any act that violates international law.
The UN Security Council needs to take measures and major countries should play active roles, Wang said. The most pressing need at the moment is to cease fire and stop war, said Wang, stressing the importance of pushing the two sides back to negotiations and setting up emergency humanitarian channels to prevent a larger-scale humanitarian crisis.
The fundamental approach is to activate the two-state solution, strive for an even broader consensus and promote the establishment of the timetable and roadmap for restoring the legitimate rights of the Palestinian nation, he said.
