Kuwait welcomes statement by 11 European countries and Canada to counter Israeli occupation settlement policies

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Kuwait’s welcome for the announcement by Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Republic of Finland, the French Republic, Iceland, Ireland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the United Kingdom of their intention to take national measures or support European restrictions on trade in goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, or to consider adopting such measures and others in accordance with their national procedures. These steps aim to support international efforts to implement the two-state solution and come within the context of the growing international momentum achieved through the recognition by several countries of the independent State of Palestine, thereby enhancing the path toward realizing the Palestinian State on the ground.

The Ministry emphasized the importance of these steps in confronting the Israeli occupation’s settlement policies, which violate international law and resolutions of international legitimacy, particularly United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334. It called on more countries to adopt similar measures and reaffirmed Kuwait’s firm rejection of attempts to annex Palestinian territories and the forced displacement of the brotherly Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

The Ministry reiterated Kuwait’s steadfast position supporting the inalienable rights of the brotherly Palestinian people, foremost among which is the establishment of their independent state within the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.