Ramallah (UNA/WAFA) – The Palestinian presidency welcomed the Madrid statement on Friday, which stressed the need to implement the two-state solution as the only way to achieve lasting peace and security..
The Presidency commended the statement issued by the representatives of the Joint Ministerial Contact Group of the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, from the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the State of Palestine, the State of Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Turkey, and the Foreign Ministers and representatives of Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, and Spain, who met today in the Spanish capital, Madrid, considering that the confirmation of those meeting in Madrid of their firm commitment to the vision of the two-state solution, in accordance with international law and relevant United Nations resolutions, requires working seriously towards implementing the political solution that leads to ending the occupation and establishing an independent Palestinian state, in accordance with international law and international legitimacy resolutions..
The presidency indicated that this statement is consistent with its permanent demand for the necessity of saving and implementing the two-state solution, and for an immediate end to the Israeli aggression and the withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces from the entire Strip, the entry of aid and the prevention of displacement, and that the Gaza Strip is an integral part of the land of the State of Palestine..
The presidency stressed that these courageous positions expressed by the participants in Madrid confirm the existence of an international consensus on the necessity of stopping this ongoing aggression against the Palestinian people from Rafah to Jenin, stopping the horrific massacres to which the Palestinian people are being subjected, implementing the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Palestinian issue, enabling the Palestinian government to perform all its duties in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the necessity of having a political path based on international legitimacy resolutions, leading to ending the occupation and establishing an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital..
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