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China's Xi, France's Macron call for two-state-solution, condemn W. Bank settlement building

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, called for the "concrete implementation" of a two-state solution in Israel and "condemned" Israel's policy of settlement-building in the West Bank.

The leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to promoting a political settlement of the Iran nuclear issue in a joint statement published by Chinese state media on Tuesday.

Xi is on a two-day visit to France as part of his first trip in five years to Europe, where he has been pressed by European leaders on trade tensions and Ukraine.