Rice annuls its journey in China because of the conflict in Gaza

The American secretary of state Rice Condolesszza annulled its journey in China, foreseen this week, because of the climbing of the conflict in the Gaza Strip, announced Sunday the American state department.

"Because of events in the Middle East, the secretary of state Rice will not be able to go to Beijing, in China, as she had hoped for it," declared the spokesman of the department of state, Sean McCormack, in a press release .

He affirmed that the associate secretary of state John Negroponte would go to Beijing next Wednesday to participate in the activities marking the 30th birthday of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the United States and China.

The terrestrial Israeli troops, supported by helicopters and trucks, penetrated Saturday evening in the Gaza Strip. According to Palestinian sources of security, the Israeli troops took Sunday it controls of the eastern part of the north of the Gaza Strip.

The attacks that since last eight days against the Gaza Strip made 480 deaths, of the Palestinian militants for the majority, some 2 and a few injured 800. Of the Israeli side, four people have been killed at the time of the attacks to the rockets thrown by the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas and of other militants since the Gaza Strip.

"It is obvious that one cease-fire must be enacted rather the possible, but we have need of one lasting cease-fire, not in the limited time", declared Mr. McCormack.

China consists of the decision of the United States to annul the visit of Mrs.. Rice in China

China consists of the decision of the United States to annul the foreseen visit of the American state secretary, Condoleezza Rice, in China, declared Sunday evening Qin Gang, spokesman of the Chinese foreign ministry of the Business.

In answer to a question, the spokesman Qin indicated that the American president George W. Bush informed the Chinese president Hu Jintao of the annulment of this visit at the time of an interview by telephone Sunday.

Mr. Bush declared that the American part decided to send the undersecretary of state John D. Negroponte in China on the occasion of the 30th birthday of the establishment of the bilateral diplomatic relations, in replacement of Condoleezza Rice that will take care of the business bound to tension in Middle East.

Mr. Qin made known that the Chinese share wished the welcome to Mr. Negroponte.


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