Chinese envoy visited Sa’ar in Israel, Abbas in Ramallah this week, ministry says

Zhai Jun, special envoy of the Chinese government on the Middle East issue, was in Israel from Tuesday to Thursday and held talks with Israeli officials, including Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.

A Chinese envoy visited Israel and Ramallah this week and met senior officials from both sides, China’s foreign ministry said in statements on Friday.

Zhai Jun, special envoy of the Chinese government on the Middle East issue, was in Israel from Tuesday to Thursday and held talks with Israeli officials, including Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, and “exchanged views on regional hot issues.”

In a separate statement, the ministry said Zhai also visited Ramallah in the West Bank on Wednesday and held a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in which they discussed China-Palestinian relations and the Palestinian issue.

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