China releases position paper on Israeli-Palestinian conflict, proposes actions from UN Security Council

The U.N. Security Council should intensify its diplomatic mediation, relaunch the two-state solution and convene a "more authoritative and effective" international peace conference at the soonest, China proposed in a position paper on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict released on Thursday.

China also urged the Security Council to heed the general call of the international community for a comprehensive ceasefire to be put in place to stop the fighting, China's foreign ministry said in statement listing the proposals.