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Today I received the Deputy Foreign Minister of Japan, Mr. Yamada Shigeo and the representative of Japan in Palestine, Mr. Nakashima Yoichi. I briefed them on the latest political developments in the Palestinian arena, stressing appreciation for the Japanese support in all sectors, political, economic and in development. Their chairmanship of the G7 Group and the United Nations Security Council was welcomed, and I stressed the need to...

This Wednesday morning, I received the EU Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Sven Koopmans, and the EU Representative, Mr. Sven von Burgsdorff. Where I briefed the delegation on the latest political developments in the Palestinian arena, stressing the need to intensify European efforts to pressure the Israeli government to revive the peace process and implement international legitimacy. On the European side, the EU have...

Today, Wednesday, I met with Mr. Hady Amr, Special Representative for Palestinian Affairs and his accompanying delegation. We discussed many issues, the latest political developments, and the continuous Israeli escalation. And called on him to pressure the Israeli government to stop all unilateral measures, and discussed many other Palestinian-American bilateral issues.

Today I met with Chinese Ambassador H.E. Mr Zeng Jixin. I discussed with him the historical bilateral relations between the two countries, and the continued Chinese support for the rights of the Palestinian people. And the preparations for the visit of His Excellency President Mahmoud Abbas, which is expected in the middle of this month to China, to discuss issues and developments in the region and Palestinian-Chinese relations.

Today I met the French Consul General, Mr. René Troccáz. We discussed regional and international issues and files, in addition to bilateral relations, and the latest political developments in the Palestinian arena.