China congratulates new Palestinian government on taking oath


BEIJING: The spokesperson of China’s Foreign Ministry, Wang Wenbin, congratulated the new Palestinian government led by Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Mustafa on taking oath and called for providing international support to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to enhance its governance.

The spokesperson also called, during a regular press conference, for international support to all political factions in Palestine to help achieve internal reconciliation through consultation and dialogue and to enable the new Palestinian government to fulfill its duty.

‘China will continue working with the international community to promote a ceasefire, protect civilians and contribute to de-escalating the current tensions and bringing the Palestinian question back to the right track of the two-state solution,’ he said.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA