Israelis, Palestinians to attend forum

China will hold a symposium on peace between Palestine and Israel next Thursday and Friday in Beijing in an effort to contribute wisdom to resolving the Palestinian issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Friday.

Nabil Shaath, adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on foreign affairs and international relations, and Hilik Bar, deputy speaker of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, will lead delegations attending the meeting, Lu said.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet with participants from the two countries, and Chen Xiaodong, assistant foreign minister, will attend the opening ceremony of the symposium and give a speech.