On April 6, State Councilor and foreign minister Wang Yi held a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister designate and foreign minister Rashid at request. Lapid said that both Israel and China are ancient nations that have created great civilizations. They are now committed to accelerating the process of modernization, both have strong innovation ability, and both sides understand and appreciate each other. Israel regards China as a friend and has always pursued the one China policy since the establishment of diplomatic relations. This position has never changed and has become an important basis for relations with China. Israel looks forward to maintaining close high-level exchanges with China and deepening cooperation in various fields. Wang Yi said that the Chinese nation and the Jewish nation have helped each other in history, and today we should support each other. China appreciates Israel's adherence to the one China policy and understands China's legitimate proposition of safeguarding its core interests. It is believed that Israel will continue to support China's efforts to safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, Wang Yi said that the two countries have made great progress in all areas of cooperation, especially in the past 30 years. China is willing to work with Israel, guided by the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, give full play to the complementary advantages of the two economies, and take innovative cooperation as an important booster to promote bilateral relations to achieve more new results. The two sides agreed to speed up the negotiation and signing of free trade agreements to deliver positive expectations and positive signals for the difficult recovery of the global economy. The two sides exchanged views on the Palestinian issue. Wang Yi said that China is happy to see Israel establish and develop normal and friendly relations with countries in the region, which should be an integral part of the overall reconciliation in the Middle East. The long-term stagnation of Israeli Palestinian peace talks is not in the interests of all parties. Palestine also has the legitimate right to establish an independent state. China supports Israel and Palestine to resume peace talks as soon as possible on the basis of the "two state plan", and hopes that the two major Arab and Jewish nationalities can coexist in harmony, and the two countries can treat each other friendly and achieve common security. Only common security can bring real and sustainable security. China supports all efforts conducive to peace in the Middle East and is willing to facilitate direct negotiations between the two sides. Lapid said that Israel is committed to improving relations with Pakistan. The two sides exchanged views on the Ukrainian issue. Wang Yi introduced China's principled position and said that all parties now hope to achieve a ceasefire and restore peace. But if we want a ceasefire, we can't pour oil on the fire; For peace, there should be no extreme pressure. Dialogue and negotiation should be the right direction supported by all parties. The two sides also exchanged views on the Iranian nuclear issue. (Xinhua News Agency)