China’s foreign minister voiced support for Palestinians on Thursday, saying China will continue to speak up for the Palestinian cause, according to a ministry statement.

“The Palestinian issue should not be marginalized,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Palestinian counterpart, Varsen Aghabekian Shahin, in Baku, the statement said.

Wang urged “all peace-loving countries” to support the two-state solution, according to the statement.

Wang’s remarks came as he also met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the sidelines of the CICA Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, according to a statement from the President’s Office.