China willing to assist Abbas Netanyahu meeting

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Friday that China is willing to assist Palestinian and Israeli leaders if they wish to meet while visiting China. "If the leaders of Palestine and Israel have the will to meet in China, China is willing to offer necessary assistance," spokeswoman Hua Chunying said. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will pay a state visit to China from May 5-7 at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will pay an official visit to China as a guest of Premier Li Keqiang from May 6-10. "China sincerely hopes Palestine and Israel can resume peace talks at an early date and score substantial progress," Hua said, adding that China will play a positive and constructive role in the matter.