President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan reiterated the UAE's solidarity with the aspirations of the brotherly Palestinian people to self-determination, as well as its support for regional and international efforts to alleviate its suffering.
This came during a message of solidarity sent by His Highness to the Chairman of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Ambassador Sheikh Niang, on the occasion of "International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People", which falls on November 29 of each year, which was announced within the The list of letters of Heads of State and Government addressed to the special meeting held by the Committee today at the headquarters of the International Organization in New York as part of the celebrations organized by the United Nations on this occasion.
His Highness drew attention to the unprecedented sensitive stage witnessed by the Palestinian cause as a result of Israel's aggression and attempts to perpetuate its occupation of the Palestinian territories, stressing in this regard the responsibility of the United Nations for the suffering of the Palestinians and pushing Israel to stop its unilateral actions and end its occupation.
He stressed that the consolidation of the manifestations of a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the region will not be achieved without achieving the two-state solution in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative and the relevant international resolutions.
The letter reads as follows:
Ambassador Sheikh Niang, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
On behalf of the Government and people of the United Arab Emirates, I am pleased to extend our sincere thanks and gratitude to your esteemed members and distinguished members of the Committee for their continued and determined efforts to support and support the Palestinian people in international forums. On this occasion, we cannot fail to renew our continued support for the activities and programs of the Committee, which reflect the United Nations firm commitment to the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people for their inalienable rights, including their right to self-determination and the establishment of their independent State, like the rest of the world.
This year's celebration of the International Day of Solidarity with the brotherly Palestinian people comes at a sensitive and unprecedented stage in the Palestinian cause due to Israel's continued aggression against the Palestinian people and its attempt to perpetuate its occupation of the Palestinian territories by creating new facts on the ground and threatening to impose Israeli sovereignty on a large area. From the Palestinian territories.
The UAE, in the framework of its joint responsibility with the Arab countries towards the Palestinian cause and enhancing the security and stability of the region, reiterates its rejection of all escalating Israeli violations that have undermined international efforts to advance the Middle East peace process, and calls on the United Nations to shoulder its responsibilities in ending the suffering. The Palestinian people have pushed Israel to stop its illegal unilateral actions and end its occupation of the Palestinian territories.
We reiterate on this day our solidarity and cooperation, the Government and the people, with the aspirations of the brotherly Palestinian people for self-determination and our support for all regional and international efforts and efforts to alleviate its suffering, we affirm that the Palestinian issue will remain the central issue of the Arabs and the concern that concerns them, and therefore cannot Consolidate the manifestations of a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the region without achieving a two-state solution in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative and the relevant international resolutions, with the aim of declaring an internationally recognized independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
In conclusion, we reaffirm the UAE's continued support for our Palestinian brothers until a just, lasting and comprehensive solution to their just cause is reached, and we hope that the United Nations will continue its efforts in mobilizing financial and development support to alleviate the worsening humanitarian and economic situation in Palestine, including through the support of UNRWA. “To enable the Palestinians to build their national institutions and implement the 2030 Agenda, in pursuit of security, stability and prosperity in the region as a whole.