(20 Nov 2023)
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Beijing, China - 20 November 2023
1. Wide of meeting
2. Wide of foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Palestinian Authority
3. Mid of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud speaking
4. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister
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“We are willing to work together with our brothers and sisters in Arab-Islamic countries to make unremitting efforts to quell the war in Gaza as soon as possible, ease the humanitarian crisis, and promote a comprehensive, fair and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue at an early date.”
5. Sideshot of Riyad al-Maliki, Palestinian Foreign Minister
6. Wide of Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (left), and Retno Marsudi, Indonesian Foreign Minister
STORYLINE:
China's foreign minister welcomed five Arab and Islamic counterparts to Beijing on Monday to discuss the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Wang Yi told them his country would work with “our brothers and sisters" in the Arab and Islamic world to try to end the fighting in Gaza as soon as possible.
Wang said the fact that the ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and Indonesia chose Beijing as their first stop on a diplomatic tour showed their high level of trust in China.
The secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Hissein Brahim Taha, is accompanying the five foreign ministers on their trip.
China has long backed the Palestinians and been quick to criticize Israel over its settlements in the occupied territories.
It has not criticized the initial Hamas attack, while the U.S. and others have called it an act of terrorism.
China does have growing economic ties with Israel.
AP video by Olivia Zhang
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