China strongly urges Israel to withdraw unconditionally from Orient
House, the Palestinian representative office in east Jerusalem,
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said Tuesday.
She stressed that China opposes Israel's occupation of Palestinian
office in east Jerusalem, and pointed out that the action goes
against agreements between Israel and Palestine, and has escalated
the tension in the Middle East.
"We strongly urge Israel to keep its promise and withdraw from the
building, to avoid further deterioration of the situation, so as to
pave the way for easing tension and resuming negotiations," Zhang
said.
(people.com.cn 08/15/2001)