Qatar welcomes Netherlands and Belgium ban on imports of Israeli settlement products

Doha, July 22 (KUNA) -- Qatar welcomed today, Wednesday, the ban imposed by the Netherlands and Belgium on the import of Israeli settlement products, regarding it as an important step that supports efforts to deter the occupation’s settlement policies, which constitute a blatant violation of international legal resolutions, particularly United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, and a flagrant infringement on the rights of the Palestinian people.

In a statement, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Qatar’s hope that more countries will take similar steps in this regard, while emphasizing the necessity for the international community to fulfill its legal and ethical responsibilities to compel the occupation to halt its settlement policy in the occupied Palestinian territories.

The ministry reaffirmed Qatar’s firm and consistent position supporting the Palestinian cause and the resilience of the brotherly Palestinian people, based on international legal resolutions and the two-state solution, which ensures the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. (End) S.S.S / R.J