NEW YORK: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Monday the implementation of a two-state solution in the Israel-Palestine crisis was “the key to regional stability.”
He was speaking at the opening of a high-level international conference on the peaceful settlement of the Palestinian issue and the implementation of the two-state solution, which opened at the UN on Monday.
“The Kingdom believes that the two-state solution is the key to regional stability,” he said. “The New York conference is a pivotal milestone toward implementing the two-state solution,” he added.
Prince Faisal reiterated that peace in the region must begin with securing the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, welcoming French President Emmanuel Macron’s intention to formally recognize a state of Palestine in September.
“Achieving security, stability, and prosperity for all the peoples of the region begins with justice for the Palestinian people and enabling them to obtain their legitimate rights, foremost among them the establishment of their independent state along the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital,” he said.
