UN Secretary General Pushes Two-State Israeli-Palestinian Solution
February 5, 2021
(JP) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres threw his support behind the call for an international peace conference under the auspices of his organization and the Quartet, which would resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on the pre-1967 lines.
"The long-agreed goal is clear: To end the occupation and realize a two-state solution on the basis of the pre-1967 borders, in line with international law, relevant United Nations resolutions, and bilateral agreements, with Jerusalem as the capital of both states," Guterres said in New York.
He spoke at the start of the opening 2021 session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
"The United Nations remains committed to supporting Palestinians and Israelis to resolve the conflict and bring an end to the suffering," Guterres said.
The Israeli-Palestinian peace process has been frozen since 2014. Former US President Donald Trump's peace plan never led to the resumption of direct Israeli-Palestinian talks and US President Joe Biden is not expected to launch a peace process.
Photo & Story Credits - the Jerusalem Post
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