Foreign Minister: The Palestinian issue no longer needs further diagnosis, but rather the will and implementation.
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jeraf Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah affirmed that the Palestinian issue no longer requires further diagnosis, but rather the will and implementation to address it. He noted that international legitimacy resolutions and the New York Declaration have established a clear framework for ending the occupation and realizing an independent Palestinian state, necessitating the translation of international will into practical steps.
He made these remarks in a speech delivered on Thursday during his participation in the High-Level Ministerial Meeting of the International Coalition for Implementing the Two-State Solution, organized by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Norway, and the European Union. The meeting was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
He emphasized that justice cannot be selective, and that the continuation of the occupation, settlement expansion, and attempts to alter the geographical and demographic reality undermine the two-state solution and put the credibility of the international system to a real test.
He pointed to the necessity of moving from managing the conflict to ending it, and realizing an independent, sovereign Palestinian state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative. He also called for supporting Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations.
He underscored the importance of implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 and supporting reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip to pave a reliable path toward self-determination and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
He reaffirmed the State of Kuwait’s historic and steadfast position regarding the Palestinian issue and its support for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among them the right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
