Saudi Gazette report
NEW YORK — Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Overseas Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in New York on Monday to co-chair the high-level worldwide convention on the peaceable settlement of the Palestinian problem and the implementation of the two-state resolution on the ministerial degree.
The occasion, held on the United Nations headquarters, is collectively led by Saudi Arabia and France.
The convention goals to determine a transparent timeline for the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state, ending the Israeli occupation primarily based on a simply and lasting resolution in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative and related UN resolutions.
Over the course of its classes, the convention will deal with sensible steps to urgently assist the peace course of, lay the foundations for a good and sustainable decision to the Palestinian problem, finish the continued cycle of violence within the area, and contribute to regional stability.
It additionally seeks to revive the respectable rights of the Palestinian individuals and assist understand their aspiration for an impartial state.
In an announcement to the Saudi Press Company forward of the convention, Prince Faisal reaffirmed the Kingdom’s unwavering dedication to the Palestinian trigger, stressing that Saudi Arabia’s co-presidency of the convention displays its historic and principled assist for the rights of the Palestinian individuals.
“The Kingdom, beneath the management of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and shut follow-up by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, is exerting each effort to advertise a simply peace within the Center East,” Prince Faisal mentioned.
He emphasised that Saudi Arabia stays devoted to ending the struggling of the Palestinian individuals and advancing international peace and safety via constructive diplomacy.
The convention builds on latest momentum, together with the September 2024 launch of the worldwide coalition for the two-state resolution, led collectively by Saudi Arabia, Norway, and the European Union. It additionally enhances the work of the joint Arab-Islamic ministerial committee, which seeks to finish the Israeli occupation and safe the suitable of Palestinians to statehood.
French President Emmanuel Macron introduced final week that France would formally acknowledge the State of Palestine throughout the upcoming UN Basic Meeting session in September.
Macron known as for halting hostilities in Gaza, delivering humanitarian help, and crafting a plan to rebuild the territory whereas guaranteeing its demilitarization and full recognition of Israel.
“There is no such thing as a different,” Macron mentioned. “The purpose should be to construct the State of Palestine, guarantee its viability, and allow it to contribute to the safety of all within the Center East.”
The Saudi-led initiative and the rising European engagement replicate rising worldwide resolve to revive the two-state resolution.