SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2020 03 Bahrain calls for direct negotiations between Palestine, Israel authorities Shaikh Khalid urges global community to shoulder its responsibilities in protecting Palestinian people

option for resolving the conflict The meeting also and the need for the basis of the • peace process to be a two-state issued a statement in solution in accordance with in- which it emphasised ternational legitimacy resolu- the centrality of the tions, the Arab Peace Initiative question of Palestine to and the adopted international references. the entire Arab nation. It also noted that the way to achieve this is through serious US President negotiations within a multilat- Donald• Trump’s plan eral international framework in for Mideast peace was order to achieve a comprehen- sive peace that embodies the in- unveiled a few days ago. dependence and sovereignty of the State of Palestine along the Cairo lines of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, to live he Minister of Foreign in security and peace alongside Affairs, Shaikh Khalid bin Israel. Ahmed bin Mohammed The statement emphasised T Shaikh Khalid speaks at the session. Shaikh Khalid with Mr Abbas. Al Khalifa, has called for direct working with just and influen- negotiations between the Pales- tial peace-loving international tine and Israeli sides to sustain by the President of the United from any unilateral steps that sised the centrality of the ques- powers to take appropriate action lasting peace in the region. States of America, Shaikh Khalid are inconsistent with the United tion of Palestine to the entire on any plan that would prejudice This came during the minis- expressed Bahrain’s appreciation Nations resolutions and interna- Arab nation, the Arab identity the rights of the Palestinian peo- ter’s participation in the Extraor- of this plan and its aspiration to The Kingdom tional law. of occupied East Jerusalem, the ple and the terms of reference dinary Session of the Council study its positive outcomes and appreciates significant The minister expressed the capital of the State of Palestine, for the peace process, including of the Arab League at the Min- requirements for its completion, efforts exerted by Kingdom appreciation of the and the right of the State of Pal- addressing the Security Council, isterial Level held yesterday at and to begin direct negotiations President Mahmoud significant efforts exerted by estine to sovereignty over all its the United Nations General As- the Arab League in Cairo in the between the Palestinian and Is- Abbas and his keenness President Mahmoud Abbas and occupied land in 1967, including sembly and other international presence of President Mahmoud raeli sides to reach an agreement to unify the Arab his keenness to unify the Arab East Jerusalem, its air and sea organisations. Abbas. that meets all our aspirations position towards developments space, its territorial waters, its The statement also stressed the In his statement, Shaikh Khalid for a comprehensive, just and position towards made in regards to the Palestini- natural resources, and its bor- full support extended towards reaffirmed the Kingdom’s une- lasting peace, and that guaran- Palestinian issue. an issue, which is considered the ders with neighbouring coun- the struggle of the Palestinian quivocal position on the Pales- tees the establishment of an in- SHAIKH KHALID main issue. tries. people and its national leader- tinian issue and its support for dependent Palestinian state on The meeting also issued a The statement also stressed ship, led by President of the State all efforts aimed at reaching a just the borders of June 4, 1967 with resolutions. statement in which it empha- adherence to peace as a strategic of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas. and comprehensive solution to East Jerusalem as its capital, in Shaikh Khalid also stressed this issue, leading up to the res- accordance with the principle the importance for the interna- toration of all legitimate rights of of a two-state solution and based tional community to shoulder the brotherly Palestinian people. on the Arab Peace Initiative and its responsibilities in protecting As for the plan put forward relevant international legitimacy the brotherly Palestinian people

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