Israeli
President Shimon Peres met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on
Tuesday 8th of April in Beijing where he was welcomed in a ceremony
where he and Xi inspected honour guards, before holding bilateral talks
with both Chinese and Israeli delegations present. Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited China in May of last year to meet
with top leaders where Xi had urged Netanyahu to restart peace talks
with the Palestinians as soon as possible, just days after Xi met with
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
President Peres and the Foreign Minister of China, Mr. Wang Yi joint statements
The President of the State of Israel, Shimon Peres, and the Foreign
Minister of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Wang Yi, met today at
the President's Residence in Jerusalem and delivered joint statements to
the press. During the meeting they discussed the Iranian nuclear
threat, the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians and the
strengthening of strategic relations between Israel and China. President
Peres began the statements by welcoming his guest and said, "It is a
pleasure and a privilege to have you here in Jerusalem. I thank you for
the productive exchange we just had. Your visit here today represents
the growing and strengthening relations between our two countries."
