Palestinian president's visit to China to strengthen bilateral ties: official

STORY: Palestinian president's visit to China to strengthen bilateral ties: official DATELINE: June 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Abbas Zaki at his office in Ramallah, Palestine 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABBAS ZAKI, Palestinian Fatah Central Committee member and commissioner for relations with Arab countries and China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABBAS ZAKI, Palestinian Fatah Central Committee member and commissioner for relations with Arab countries and China STORYLINE: A senior Palestinian official said that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's state visit to China will lay the foundation for consolidating bilateral relations. In a recent interview with Xinhua, Abbas Zaki, a Palestinian Fatah Central Committee member and commissioner for relations with Arab countries and China, said China and Palestine are "friends closer than brothers." Zaki said that China and Palestine have always supported each other in their core interests. SOUNDBIT

Senior Palestinian official speaks in interview

Senior Palestinian official speaks in interview

JERUSALEM, Israel - Abbas Zaki, a senior Palestinian official, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Ramallah in the central West Bank on Oct. 28, 2014. On the wall are photographs of Yasser Arafat, the late president of the Palestinian Authority, and incumbent President Mahmoud Abbas.

Building China-Arab community helps break colonial hegemony: Palestinian official

STORY: Building China-Arab community helps break colonial hegemony: Palestinian official DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. shots of the Palestinian official Abbas Zaki at his office 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABBAS ZAKI, Head of the Palestinian Fatah party's commissioner-general of the Arab and Chinese Affairs STORYLINE: A senior Palestinian official has said building a China-Arab community of shared future will help Arab countries gradually get rid of the colonial hegemony of Western countries in the Middle East. Over the years, China has been working hard to consolidate relations with Arab countries and jointly promote the building of a China-Arab community with a shared future, according to Abbas Zaki, head of the Palestinian Fatah party's commissioner-general of the Arab and Chinese Affairs. "Unlike Western countries who seek hegemony, China's cooperation with other countries in the world, especially developing countries, has always been

Senior Palestinian official gives interview

Senior Palestinian official gives interview

Abbas Zaki, a senior official of Fatah in the Palestinian Authority, speaks in an interview in Ramallah in the central West Bank on Dec. 24, 2017. He said Palestine seeks to be a U.N. member in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Senior Palestinian official speaks in interview

Senior Palestinian official speaks in interview

JERUSALEM, Israel - Abbas Zaki, a senior Palestinian official, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Ramallah in the central West Bank on Oct. 28, 2014. On the wall are photographs of Yasser Arafat, the late president of the Palestinian Authority, and incumbent President Mahmoud Abbas. (Kyodo)