BEIJING, Dec 13 (INP): China supports the just cause of the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate national rights. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang's in his Press Conference said that we have noted the report and are paying close attention to the relevant development. What we worry about is any potential flare-up of regional tensions. The status of Jerusalem is a complicated and sensitive issue. He said all parties shall bear in mind regional peace and tranquility, proceed with caution, and avoid impacting on the long-standing basis for the settlement of the Palestinian issue or triggering new rivalry in the region. Spokesman further said that China firmly supports and advances the Middle East peace process. We support the just cause of the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate national rights and stand behind Palestine in building an independent, full sovereignty state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. “We call on all parties to remain committed to resolving disputes through negotiations and promoting regional peace and stability in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions,” he added. The status of Jerusalem is one of those issues at the core of the Palestinian-Israeli dispute. As a complicated and sensitive issue, it touches the emotional string of different ethnicities and religions. To seek its final solution through dialogue has always been the universal consensus of the international community. China firmly supports the Middle East peace process. We support efforts to handle the Middle East-related issues including the status of Jerusalem in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions and stand behind Palestine in building an independent, full sovereignty state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. China calls on all parties to uphold an objective and just position and contribute to the early resumption of negotiations between Palestine and Israel for the benefit of regional peace and stability. China firmly supports and advances the Middle East peace process. We support the just cause of the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate national rights. We remain in close contact with Arab states and other major parties on the Middle East issues including the Palestinian issue, and we have been backing up and speaking out for Arab states on important international occasions including at the UN. Our just position has won us wide acclaim from Arab states. Such a just position will continue to be upheld and we will work with other parties to actively move forward the Middle East peace process so that peace and stability could be ensured in the region at an early date. INP/OBD/AJ