On March 9, 2023, Special Envoy Zhai Jun of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue met in Jerusalem with United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) Tor Wennesland. They exchanged views on the Palestinian question.

Zhai Jun said that the current Palestine-Israel relations see prolonged tensions, and China supports the United Nations (UN) and the UNSCO in their active mediation, and stands ready to work with the international community to remain the firm commitment to relevant UN resolutions and international consensus, adhere to the right direction of the two-state solution, and make relentless efforts to promote a proper resolution of the Palestinian question and achieve an early peace between Palestine and Israel.

Wennesland spoke highly on China’s just position on and active role in the Palestinian question. He expressed his readiness to work with the Chinese side and other members of the international community to strengthen cooperation, deescalate the tension between Palestine and Israel, and promote the settlement of the Palestinian question on the basis of the two-state solution.