XINHUA NEWS AGENCY, UNITED NATIONS, DECEMBER 3 (REPORTER WANG JIANGANG) - CHINA'S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS, ZHANG JUN, STATED ON THE 3RD THAT CHINA SUPPORTS RESOLVING THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE THROUGH POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS. THE CHINESE SIDE APPRECIATES THE ACTIVE MEDIATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS, EGYPT, AND OTHER PARTIES IN PROMOTING A CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT, AND CALLS ON ALL PARTIES CONCERNED TO REMAIN CALM AND RESTRAINED, COMMIT TO REBUILDING AND ACCUMULATING MUTUAL TRUST, AND CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RESTARTING THE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN PEACE TALKS.ZHANG JUN STATED AT THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING ON THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE AND THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST THAT RELEVANT UN RESOLUTIONS, THE "TWO-STATE SOLUTION" AND THE PRINCIPLE OF "LAND FOR PEACE" ARE THE BOTTOM LINE OF FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE ON THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE AND MUST BE FIRMLY ADHERED TO. CHINA APPRECIATES THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST TO PALESTINIAN REFUGEES. CHINA HAS LONG SUPPORTED THE WORK OF THE AGENCY POLITICALLY AND FINANCIALLY, AND IS WILLING TO CONTINUE PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIAN REFUGEES AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.ZHANG JUN SAID THAT THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE IS THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM OF INSTABILITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST REGION. CURRENTLY, THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS IS STALLED, THE CONFLICT OVER THE FINAL STATUS OF JERUSALEM CONTINUES, THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES REMAINS SEVERE, AND SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES TO ADVANCE. CHINA IS DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ENTIRE MIDDLE EAST REGION IS NOT PEACEFUL, WITH THE GULF SITUATION CONTINUING TO BE TENSE, HOT ISSUES RAPIDLY EVOLVING, POLITICAL TURMOIL IN MANY COUNTRIES DIFFICULT TO CALM, AND REGIONAL CHAOS PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TERRORIST FORCES AND CAUSING SERIOUS SPILLOVER EFFECTS, WHICH DESERVES HIGH ATTENTION.ZHANG JUN STATED THAT CHINA IS A SINCERE GOOD FRIEND, PARTNER, AND BROTHER OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, AND FIRMLY SUPPORTS THE JUST CAUSE OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE'S STRUGGLE TO RESTORE THEIR LEGITIMATE NATIONAL RIGHTS. CHINA IS A STAUNCH SUPPORTER OF PEACE BETWEEN PALESTINE AND ISRAEL. A COMPREHENSIVE AND JUST SOLUTION TO THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE, ACHIEVING PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE AND COMMON DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN PALESTINE AND ISRAEL, IS IN LINE WITH THE COMMON INTERESTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.ZHANG JUN SAID THAT CHINA SUPPORTS THE EARLY REALIZATION OF LASTING PEACE AND SECURITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. CHINA ADVOCATES BUILDING A COMMON, COMPREHENSIVE, COOPERATIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE SECURITY ARCHITECTURE IN THE MIDDLE EAST.ZHANG JUN EMPHASIZED THAT CHINA WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE UNREMITTING EFFORTS TO DEFEND FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE, MAINTAIN REGIONAL PEACE AND STABILITY, AND FIRMLY BECOME A BUILDER OF MIDDLE EAST PEACE, A PROMOTER OF MIDDLE EAST STABILITY, AND A CONTRIBUTOR TO MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENT.