Qatar renews unwavering commitment to support Palestinian people until they obtain all their rights

New York: The State of Qatar renewed its unwavering commitment to support the brotherly Palestinian people until they obtain all their legitimate righ...

New York: The State of Qatar renewed its unwavering commitment to support the brotherly Palestinian people until they obtain all their legitimate rights, foremost among them their right to self-determination, the end of the occupation, the cessation of settlement activities, and the establishment of their truly sovereign and viable independent state, in accordance with the two-state solution based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem (Al-Quds) as its capital.

This came in the State of Qatar's statement delivered by Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, before the plenary session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), regarding item No. 35 on the Palestinian cause, at the UN headquarters in New York.

Her Excellency noted that the UNGA meeting is being held after the UN High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, which was chaired by Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and French Republic in July in New York, pointing out that the conference resulted in the issuance of the New York Declaration, which was adopted by UNGA on Sept. 22, and reaffirmed the firm international commitment to the two-state solution.

As part of the State of Qatar's mediation efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, HE Qatar's Permanent Representative to UN pointed out her participation in the meeting called for by President of the US HE Donald Trump, on the sidelines of the UN high-level week in New York.

On Sept. 29, Qatar - along with the eight Arab and Islamic countries participating in the meeting, expressed its appreciation for President Trump's leadership role and welcomed the announcement of a plan to end the war in Gaza, bring in humanitarian aid, rebuild the strip, prevent the displacement of Palestinians, and advance the comprehensive process, she added.