1. The Chinese side welcomes and supports the
"road map" peace plan for the Middle East
officially announced by the "Quartet", believing
that the "road map" is positive in content and
provides a sound basis for resumed talks between Israel and
Palestine. It is hoped that the two sides will
seize this opportunity and take feasible measures to
cooperate with the international community in its efforts
for peace and an early solution of the question of
Palestine.
2. It is time that both Israel and
Palestine officially announce their acceptance of the
"road map" plan and implement it as soon as
possible. The top priority is for both sides to
stop violence for violence and revenge for revenge promptly
so as to pave the way for the resumption of the talks and
conclusion of an agreement. We call upon Israel to
withdraw its troops to the position held before 28 September
2000, end military strikes, political isolation, economic
blockade against Palestine and the policy of "targeted
assassination", freeze the construction of Jewish
settlements, ease humanitarian crisis in Palestine and
restore the freedom of movement of Chairman Yasser Arafat.
In the meantime, Israel's security should be fully
guaranteed. The Palestinian National Authority has
the duty to take effective measures to stop extremist and
violent activities. The Chinese side stands for an
early establishment of an independent state of Palestine and
encourages democratic elections as well as reforms in the
political, financial, economic, judicial and administrative
and other areas in Palestine. The Palestinian
people's right to choose a political system independently
and the legitimate leaders selected by the Palestinian
people through democratic elections should be
respected.
As for the problems that might crop
up in the process of implementing the "road map",
the two sides should seek negotiated settlement on the
principles of openness, consultation on the basis of
equality, mutual understanding and accommodation, and
tackling the easier problems first.
3. In order
to ensure the fulfillment of the "road map" plan,
a fair, authoritative and effective international
supervisory mechanism should be set up as early as
possible.
4. On the basis of the relevant UN
resolutions, the principle of "land for peace"
laid down at the Madrid Peace Conference and the agreements
and consensus reached by all parties, it is essential to
resume the negotiations between Israel and Syria and between
Israel and Lebanon at an early date in a bid to arrive at a
final solution acceptable to all parties and to eventually
bring about a comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle
East.
5. It is the shared responsibility and
duty of the international community to bring about peace and
stability in the Middle East. The international
community should give more attention and input to the Middle
East question. The United Nations should play a
bigger role. China proposes that an international
conference on the Middle East question be convened as soon
as possible with the participation of the five permanent
members of the Security Council and all the parties
concerned. China is ready to get actively involved
in the international efforts to promote the Middle East
peace process.
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