China holds that Israel and Palestine should take concrete measures in maintaining ceasefire and the current situation, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister ZhaiJun said in Beijing Friday.

As a permanent member of UN Security Council, China has always concerned about the situation between Israel and Palestine, Zhai addressed at the Israeli-Palestinian Seminar on Peace Process in the Middle East, which was opened here Friday.

Former Minister of State of the Palestinian National Authority Abdel Kader I.F. Hamed and former Minister of Justice of Israel Yossi Beilin headed delegations from the two countries to attend the non-governmental seminar.

Zhai reiterated China's stance in Middle East issue, saying that the peace process in the Middle East should based on the "Land for Peace" principle and relevant UN resolutions.

He urged the two sides to seize the opportunity in maintaining ceasefire progress and expanding the ceasefire scope. He also called on international community to play more positive in the Middle East issue.

China's special envoy on Middle East issue Sun Bigan and other Chinese experts on this issue also attended the four-day seminar.

Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing will meet with the Palestinian and Israeli delegations Saturday.