Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, have discussed the war on Gaza in a phone call and agreed “to avoid a more serious humanitarian crisis”, according to the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
“The two heads of state exchanged views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and both believe that the top priority is to avoid further deterioration of the situation between Palestine and Israel, especially to avoid a more serious humanitarian crisis,” CCTV said.
Xi and Macron both agreed a “‘two-state solution’ is the fundamental way” to solve the conflict and said they would maintain communications on international and regional issues.
The phone call came days before a delegation – including French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and diplomats from the Palestinian Authority, Indonesia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan – meet in Beijing for talks aimed at a “de-escalation” in Gaza.
Source: AlJazeera
