BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- China firmly supports Mideast peace process and will go on contributing to the realization of peace between Palestine and Israel, said Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing here Saturday.

    Li made the remarks at a meeting with former Minister of State of the Palestinian National Authority Abdel Kader I.F. Hamed and former Minister of Justice of Israel Yossi Beilin, who were here for a non-governmental seminar opened Friday.

    Peace-promoting personages from Palestine and Israel have reached a series of consensus at the Israeli-Palestinian Seminar on Peace Process in the Middle East, providing constructive opinions to bring the two sides back on the track of negotiation, said Li.

    They also voiced out the hope for peace of the two peoples to the international community, which is of special importance under the current situation, Li added.

    Li said the ultimate resolution to the Palestine-Israel issue is to build an independent Palestinian State. The peace can last long only when it bases on the rapprochement between the two countries.

    Beilin and Hamed highly appreciated China's positive role in advancing Mideast peace process. They expressed their hope that China, as a permanent member of UN Security Council and an impartial force, could play a bigger role in Mideast peace process.