China welcomes the smooth completion of the Palestinian parliamentary elections, Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Kong Quan said yesterday.

 

Kong made the remark when asked whether China will recognize a Palestinian government led by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), who won a victory in Wednesday's Palestinian parliamentary elections.

 

He said China hopes that all parties in Palestine will remain united and solve disputes with Israel through peaceful negotiations and political means.

 

(Xinhua News Agency January 28, 2006)