Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will embark on a ten-day Middle Eastern and N. Africa tour on Tuesday Dec.17 . The tour will take Yi to Palestine, Israel, Algeria, Morocco and Saudi Arabia as a guest of his counterparts in those countries, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei announced on Thursday. Wang will discuss bilateral ties with the leaders and foreign ministers of those countries, elaborate on China's stance on Middle East issues and policies concerning Arabic nations, including President Xi Jinping's latest proposals, Hong said.