Hamas and Fatah sign declaration on ending decadeslong rift after talks in China
China’s foreign minister called it “a historic moment for the cause of Palestine’s liberation.”
BEIJING — Senior representatives from the Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a joint declaration in China’s capital, Beijing, on Tuesday aimed at building unity and ending a decadeslong rift as the fighting with Israel in Gaza rumbles on.
The agreement, called the Beijing Declaration to End the Division and Strengthen Palestinian National Unity, was announced at the end of three days of meetings here. It was hailed as a breakthrough by China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, who called it “a historic moment for the cause of Palestine’s liberation.”
The deal also highlights China’s ambitions to be a more significant diplomatic player in the Middle East and a rival to the U.S. as a broker on the global stage. It comes just over a year after China helped broker an agreement in which Iran and Saudi Arabia restored diplomatic relations after years of soaring tensions, unnerving many in Washington.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with Mahmoud al-Aloul, left, vice chairman of Fatah, and Mussa Abu Marzuk, a senior member of Hamas, in Beijing on Tuesday.Pedro Pardo / AP
The eight-point declaration says both sides will agree to the “formation of a temporary national unity government by agreement of the Palestinian factions,” according to a copy of the document seen by NBC News.
It adds that “the formed government shall exercise its powers and jurisdictions over all Palestinian territories, affirming the unity of the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, with the government starting the unification of all Palestinian institutions in the territories and the preparation for holding general elections.”
The signatories have also agreed to “resist and thwart attempts to displace our people” from the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Jerusalem “and affirm the illegality of settlement and settlement expansion in accordance with the resolutions of the U.N. Security Council, the U.N. General Assembly, and the opinion of the International Court of Justice.”
法塔赫: 中國的努力實屬罕見
媒體滾動 2024年7月23日 來源:參考消息
據俄羅斯衛星社7月23日報道,巴勒斯坦各派別內部和解對話於7月21日至23日在北京舉行。對話結束後,巴各派簽署了《北京宣言》,承諾結束分裂、加強團結,並共同努力組建民族團結政府。
法塔赫革命委員會成員泰西爾·納斯魯拉接受采訪時表示,中方對待此次會談的態度非常認真可靠。此次談判與以往不同,完全可以期盼巴勒斯坦各派排除分歧,達成一些協議。
法塔赫副主席馬哈茂德·阿魯勒表示,中國為巴勒斯坦各派和解所作的努力在國際舞台上實屬罕見。
阿魯勒在《北京宣言》簽署儀式上說:“中國是一道光。中國所作的努力在國際舞台上是罕見的。”
他指出,近年來中國對巴勒斯坦的支持不斷增加,因此中國對巴勒斯坦人民非常重要。
2024年7月23日,北京,法塔赫副主席馬哈茂德·阿魯勒在釣魚台國賓館發表講話。(視覺中國)
另據美國之音電台網站7月23日報道,隨著以色列和哈馬斯在加沙停火協議方麵取得進展,關於加沙未來的討論變得更為緊迫。許多專家認為,哈馬斯和法塔赫願意合作,對於加沙戰後重建至關重要。
觀察人士指出,巴勒斯坦各派別在北京舉行會晤顯示,中國正努力扮演中東和平調解人的角色。
在過去17年中,沙特、埃及、卡塔爾、聯合國、瑞士和中國一直試圖彌合巴勒斯坦哈馬斯和法塔赫這兩個政治派別之間的尖銳分歧,但雙方的和解一直未能達成。盡管如此,中國還是鍥而不舍。
報道稱,中國在2023年調解沙特和伊朗達成關係正常化的突破性協議中取得成功,隨後便加大了解決其他中東危機的努力。
報道引用一名法塔赫官員的話稱,“由於中國在巴勒斯坦人民心目中享有的尊重,再加上中國與法塔赫的曆史淵源,北京可以施加影響力來促使雙方代表團取得進展”。
又據美國全國廣播公司網站7月21日報道,巴勒斯坦各派別在北京的磋商將標誌著中國尋求在中東地區外交中發揮更重要作用的關鍵一步。
對中國來說,促成巴勒斯坦團結協議將是一場勝利