SEVENTY-SECOND SESSION,?19TH TO 22ND MEETINGS (AM, PM & NIGHT)
GA/11952
23 SEPTEMBER 2017

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Statements

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WALID AL-MOUALEM, Minister for Foreign Affairs of?Syria,…For decades, Israel had occupied Arab territories in Palestine and the Syrian Golan, committing crimes against innocent civilians.

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MAHMOUD ALI YOUSSOUF, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of?Djibouti, said…Only dialogue would bring peace back to Palestine, he said, where people had suffered for too long.

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ADEL AHMED AL-JUBEIR, Minister for Foreign Affairs of?Saudi Arabia, said the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the most protracted in the region¡¯s history and had led to a great deal of human suffering.? Nothing could justify the continuation of that conflict, particularly when there was widespread agreement over the two-State solution.? International determination was needed to make that solution a reality.

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SHAIKH KHALID BIN AHMED AL-KHALIFA, Minister for Foreign Affairs of?Bahrain, said…urther, he reiterated his country¡¯s continued support for the Palestinian people and their legitimate aspirations to enjoy their rights, including an independent State.

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SALEUMXAY KOMMASITH, Minister for Foreign Affairs of?Lao People¡¯s Democratic Republic,…He also expressed hope that the Palestinian issue would be resolved through the creation of two independent States with internationally recognized borders.

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SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of?Ireland, said…called for a peaceful and lasting solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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IBRAHIM ABDULKARIM AL-JAFARI, Minister for Foreign Affairs of?Iraq,…Peace in the Middle East called for the complete withdrawal of Israel from Palestinian lands and the establishment of an independent Palestinian State.

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KAMINA JOHNSON SMITH, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of?Jamaica, said…On the Middle East, she said that the best solution to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis rested on a negotiated political settlement based on a just, lasting and comprehensive agreement that guaranteed the security of Israel and provided for a Palestinian State within internationally recognized borders.

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MOHAMED ASIM, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the?Maldives, said…Palestinians still lived without permanent peace or hope.

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IBRAHIM YACOUBOU, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Nigerians Abroad of?Niger, said…Efforts had to be redoubled to assist the people of Palestine

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