China tells Israel to stop ‘forced establishment’ of West Bank settlements

“The Palestinian question is the greatest historical injustice of this century,” China’s foreign minister said.China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told Israeli President Isaac Herzog during a meeting in Azerbaijan that Israel should stop and reverse its “forced establishment” of West Bank settlements, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement.Wang told Herzog that China has consistently viewed the Palestinian question as the greatest historical injustice of this century, the ministry said in the statement on Friday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3G20 finance ministers, central bankers gather amid fallout from Iran warlist 2 of 3Long-delayed China-North Korea bridge officially openslist 3 of 3Photos: China and North Korea open new border bridge amid deepening tiesend of listWang emphasised that the “two-state solution” is the right path to a resolution and said the immediate priority is to fully open access to the Gaza Strip so a humanitarian “catastrophe” is not allowed to spread.Wang added that China is willing to work with the international community to push all parties to return to dialogue as soon as possible and seek a political settlement.Wang is attending the Seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, as the special representative of President Xi Jinping, China’s state news agency Xinhua reported.China urges new Middle East frameworkIn September, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Cairo for the first time in a decade and called on Middle East countries to oppose external influence and consider reshaping the region’s security order.Xi’s rare visit arrived as Beijing seeks to expand its influence in the region amid the US-Israel war on Iran.The talks covered the US-Israel war on Iran, with both presidents urging “diplomatic solutions” to reach a “comprehensive agreement to end the war”, according to a statement from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s spokesperson.