China Welcomes Palestinian-Israeli Memorandum: Spokesman ����China expressed "welcome and congratulations" on September 5's Palestinian-Israeli agreement concerning the implementation of the Wye Accord signed in October last year and the restoration of the final status talks between Israel and the Palestine, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Sun Yuxi in Beijing on September. ����Sun made the remarks when asked to comment on the agreement and a memorandum signed between the Palestine and Israel. ����The Chinese government supports the positive efforts made by the Palestine, Israel, and other parties concerned to promote the peace talks, Sun noted. ����China has always maintained that it is the common wish of the peoples of the Middle East to realize peace in the region as soon as possible, which also serves the present and long-term interests of the Palestinians and Israelis, as well as world peace and development, Sun said. ����He said that China hopes the parties concerned will, on the basis of relevant UN resolutions and under the principle of "land for peace," continue their efforts to accelerate the peace talks to realize peace in the Middle East at an early date. (Xinhua) HomeNews 1999-09-06 Page4 Full Story in Chinese