[IMRA: Prime Minister Netanyahu told the Likud Central Committee tonight
that at the end of his meeting, PM Netanyahu showed the Chinese Foreign
Minister a First Temple period seal discovered near the Temple Mount
engraved in ancient Hebrew script. It reads: [belonging] to Netanyahu ben
Yaush). Netanyahu noted that while his family name - Netanyahu - goes back
to the First Temple period that his given name, Binyamin, goes back much
further. "We are both ancient People", PM Netanyahu said, "and as the
ancient Chinese People have every right to their homeland so too do we
ancient Jewish People have a right to our homeland."

PM Netanyahu Meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Following is an excerpt of remarks by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the start of their meeting today
(Wednesday, 18 December 2013):

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "My visit to China and your visit here
today in Jerusalem express the determination of our two governments to form
even stronger friendships between our two countries and much stronger
cooperation.

We believe that for the peace of the world, for the peace of the coming
years and decades, Iran must be denied the capability – I stress the word –
the capability to develop nuclear weapons.

It must fully comply with UN Security Council resolutions.

It must end all enrichment, dismantle its centrifuges, eliminate all
stockpiles of enriched uranium and dismantle its heavy water reactor in Arak
so that it will not be able to produce plutonium.

I think that this is something that the international community in its
entirety must stand firm on."

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi: "It gives me great pleasure to come to
Israel. Indeed this is my first trip to this country as Chinese Foreign
Minister.

I have first and foremost come to Israel for the furtherance of friendship
between our two countries. Indeed there is a profound traditional friendship
between people of our two countries.

I’ve also come to pursue stronger cooperation between our two countries. Our
two economies are highly complementary, and the mutually beneficial
cooperation between us enjoys a very bright future. During your visit to
China this year, Mr. Prime Minister, you reached a very important agreement
with President Xi Jinping, and Premier Li Keqiang of China on how to further
deepen the mutually beneficial cooperation between our two countries. I have
come to explore with my Israeli counterpart on how to further implement all
the important consensus and explore the various areas of even stronger
cooperation between us so as to deliver greater benefits to both peoples."

The full remarks will be issued separately.