Chinese President Xi Jinping Tuesday held talks in Beijing with his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres, calling for tangible progress in Israel-Palestine peace talks at an early date.

Xi said China hopes the Israeli side can take the whole picture of peace into consideration in the Israel-Palestine peace talks and could work for tangible results at an early date.

China will make a constructive contribution to the peace talks as always, he said.

Peres said Israel is willing to make joint efforts with Palestine and the international community to push forward the peace talks.

Xinhua