New York – The United Nations confirmed that its Secretary-Common, António Guterres, will proceed to assist a two-state answer to the Israeli-Palestinian challenge, and that Norway, Eire and Spain have determined to acknowledge the State of Palestine as sovereign states.
This got here throughout a press convention held by United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric, yesterday, Wednesday, in his touch upon the announcement by Norway, Eire and Spain to acknowledge the State of Palestine.
Dujarric identified that this resolution was taken by sovereign international locations.
He mentioned, “The Secretary-Common will proceed to assist the two-state answer within the Israeli-Palestinian challenge.”
Dujarric averted commenting on the query of how the choice taken by these international locations affected the course of the problem, and mentioned that the group is specializing in making certain a ceasefire between the 2 sides of the battle.
He defined, “On this approach, we are able to present humanitarian help, prisoners might be launched, and we are able to return to the political course of.”
In flip, UN Common Meeting spokeswoman Monica Grayley, in response to a query relating to the declaration by Norway, Eire and Spain of recognition of Palestine, mentioned that the President of the 78th session of the Common Meeting, Dennis Francis, doesn’t intrude within the choices of member states.
Grayley identified that member states have the appropriate to make sovereign choices.
She said that Francis strongly helps all Common Meeting resolutions that stipulate peaceable coexistence between the 2 international locations.
On Wednesday morning, Norway, Eire, and Spain formally introduced their recognition of the State of Palestine, efficient Could 28.
Earlier than this improvement, 8 member international locations of the European Union had beforehand acknowledged the State of Palestine: Bulgaria, Poland, Czechia, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, the Greek Cypriot Administration, and Sweden.
Palestine is an observer state within the United Nations, however not a member, in accordance with the decision of the United Nations Common Meeting on November 29, 2012.
After the three international locations introduced recognition of the Palestinian state, the Israeli Overseas Ministry determined, on Wednesday, to summon the ambassadors of Spain, Norway and Eire to Tel Aviv.
Israel and its ally, the USA, reject the popularity of the Palestinian state by different particular person international locations, and oppose Palestine’s efforts to acquire full membership within the United Nations, as a substitute of the “non-member observer state” standing that has been in place since 2012.
Final April, Washington used its veto energy within the UN Safety Council towards a draft decision recommending that the United Nations settle for membership within the State of Palestine.
The popularity of the State of Palestine by Norway, Spain and Eire comes at a time when, since October 7, Israel has been waging a conflict on Gaza that has left greater than 115,000 Palestinians useless and wounded, most of them kids and girls.
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2024-05-23 23:30:37