ISTANBUL, Dec 5 (Bernama-Anadolu) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged US$100 million in aid to Palestine to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
Xi announced during talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, who wrapped up his three-day state visit to China on Friday.
“China will provide US$100 million of assistance to Palestine to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and support its recovery and reconstruction,” said Xi during a meeting held on Thursday in Beijing, according to a statement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
He said that the world today is “far from tranquil,” as complicated international political disputes and conflicts continue across various regions.
“China and France will work together for the realisation of a comprehensive, just, and lasting solution to the Palestinian question at an early date,” said Xi.
Meanwhile, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Friday that this aid will be used for post-conflict reconstruction to help improve Gaza’s humanitarian situation and alleviate Palestinian suffering.
“China firmly supports the just cause of the Palestinian people in restoring their legitimate national rights and will continue working relentlessly with the international community for a full and lasting ceasefire in Gaza, the easing of the humanitarian situation there, and an early political settlement of the Palestinian question on the basis of the two-state solution,” Lin told a news conference in Beijing.
— BERNAMA-ANADOLU