China backs UN high-level conference on two-state solution

China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Friday that Beijing supports a high-level United Nations' conference on the two-state solution and will continue to work with the international community to help end the conflict in Gaza.

Guo made the remarks after France said it will recognize Palestine as a state at the UN General Assembly in September.

"The Palestinian question is at the core of the Middle East issue and the two-state solution is the only realistic way to resolve the question of Palestine," Guo said.

The spokesman said that China will continue to work with the global community to help end the conflict in Gaza, alleviate the humanitarian crisis, implement the two-state solution, and ultimately realize the comprehensive, just, and lasting solution to the Palestinian question.