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11:02, 26-Jul-2017
China calls for peaceful talks to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Liu Jieyi , China’s Permanent Representative to the UN on Tuesday called on all parties involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to ease tensions through dialogue and negotiations.
Liu said the international community should seek to resolve the conflict in order to protect global security, adding that the UN Security Council should take diplomatic action to avoid any escalation of the current unrest.
Liu's remarks come after the UN envoy on Middle East peace, Nickolay Mladenov, on Tuesday highlighted how rising tensions in Jerusalem over the past two weeks have resulted in deaths on both sides.
Tensions remained high in Jerusalem’s Old City, even after Israel removed the metal detectors from outside a holy site on Tuesday.
A group of Palestinians were protesting nearby a newly added checkpoint, and Israeli police were seen conducting stringent checks before allowing worshippers to enter the holy site in the Old City.
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