2014年CRI 习近平抵巴西出席金砖峰会 埃及提出巴以停火方案（在线收听）

习近平抵巴西出席金砖峰会 埃及提出巴以停火方案

Chinese President Xi Jinping is now in Brazil for a summit of the BRICS countries.

Speaking after his arrival, the Chinese President says he's looking forward to having in-depth discussions with his fellow BRICS leaders on pushing forward world economic growth and improving global economic governance.

This year's summit is being hosted by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.

It will also include Russian President Vladimir Putin, South African President Jacob Zuma and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Egyptian government has put forward a proposal to try to bring an end to the fighting between the Israelis and Palestinians.

The proposal calls for an immediate ceasefire by both sides.

The Egyptian proposal also calls on the opening of all border crossings to facilitate the movement of people and goods.

Since the escallation of violence this past month, the Israeli side has significantly restricted Palestinian movements in the region.

It was an Egyptian-brokered initiative which eventually brought the last Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip to an end in 2012.

But it's unclear how either side will respond to the proposal put forward by the new government of Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.