Palestinian state is ‘a right, not a reward'
Oman's delegation to the conference is headed by H E Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al Hinai, Ambassador at large at the Foreign Ministry.
Mandated by the General Assembly, the three-day meeting features plenaries, working groups and interventions from senior UN officials and member states. H E Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al Hinai, Ambassador at large at the Foreign Ministry
During the session, UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a speech in which he emphasised that the establishment of a Palestinian state is 'a right, not a reward' and reiterated that the two-state solution is the only realistic, just and sustainable solution.
'For decades, Middle East diplomacy has been far more process than peace,' Guterres observed. Words, speeches and declarations have little meaning to those on the ground as 'destruction and annexation bulldoze ahead', stressing that 'the obligation is on all of us to prove that this effort is something different'.
He urged, 'Let us reject the false choice between Palestinian statehood and Israeli security — there is no security in occupation.' Rather, Israel's legitimate security concerns must be addressed, he said — 'and so must the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people'.
'We cannot wait for perfect conditions — we must create them,' he added.
The international conference opened with a high-level ministerial meeting of the conference's working groups, which discussed a number of topics to provide a platform for unifying key visions, highlighting the international consensus in support of the two-state solution across political, legal, economic and humanitarian tracks, and identifying concrete next steps.
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