His Excellency Dr. Anwar bin Muhammad Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs participated yesterday evening in a meeting of the Council of the League of Arab States at the ministerial level in an extraordinary session - held remotely - to discuss Israeli plans to annex parts of the occupied Palestinian territory in the year 1967, which the UAE saw as a development Seriously, it impedes the path of the peace process and undermines international efforts to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict.

In a statement issued after the meeting - held at the invitation of the State of Palestine - the Arab states condemned Israel's plan to annex parts of the West Bank in contravention of the international consensus.

The UAE considered that the program of forming the Israeli government to impose sovereignty on areas in the occupied West Bank is unacceptable and violates international laws and decisions, and impedes the path of the peace process.

The UAE affirmed that "these steps would prejudice the historical and entrenched rights of the Palestinian people as stipulated in Security Council Resolution No. 478 of 1980," warning of its grave repercussions "of undermining peace opportunities and fueling the pace of conflicts, extremism and terrorism in the region." It renewed its steadfast position in support of the endeavors to reach a "permanent, just and comprehensive solution to our Palestinian issue, based on a two-state solution, and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions, the Arab peace initiative and the principles of the Madrid Conference," and it is imperative to The international community should assume its responsibilities to end all settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and reject Israeli actions in contravention of relevant international resolutions.

The UAE urged the Arab League to continue its pivotal role in the Palestinian cause, and to move towards nullifying any future measures that affect the progress of the peace process.

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