AMMAN —
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
Ayman Safadi participated on in the four-way ministerial meeting in the framework of
the Munich Group, along with his counterparts, Egypt’s Sameh Shoukry, Germany’s
Annalena Baerbock, and France’s Jean-Yves Le Drian.
اضافة اعلان
During the meeting,
which was held on the sidelines of the
Munich Security Conference, the
ministers agreed to continue coordination and consultation to find a real
political horizon to restart “serious and effective” negotiations between the
Palestinians and the Israelis.
They said in a
statement that the meeting was to resume efforts to push forward the
Middle East peace process towards achieving a just, comprehensive and lasting peace
based on the two-state solution.
The ministers
reaffirmed their commitment to supporting efforts to achieve a just, lasting
and comprehensive peace that fulfills the legitimate rights of all parties on
the basis of the two-state solution and in accordance with the international
law, relevant
UN resolutions and agreed upon terms of reference, including the
2002 Arab Peace Initiative.
The statement
expressed concern over rising tension on the ground and the urgent need to
resume serious, effective and direct negotiations between the parties, or under
the umbrella of the UN and the Middle East Quartet of peace brokers.
It emphasized the
importance of finding political and economic horizons and taking further
confidence-building measures based on reciprocal commitments to improve the
living conditions of the Palestinian people and resume meaningful negotiations.
The statement
called for halting all unilateral steps that undermine the two-state solution
and prospects for a just and lasting peace, especially the construction and
expansion of illegal settlements, the confiscation of land, the eviction of
Palestinians from their homes, including in East Jerusalem, and the cessation
of violence and incitement. It also called for respecting the rights of the residents
of
Sheikh Jarrah and
Silwan neighborhoods to their homes.
The statement also
called for safeguarding the existing historical and legal status quo in the
holy places in Jerusalem and the historical Hashemite Custodianship over the
holy shrines.
The minister also
emphasized the key role of
UNRWA and the need to continue financial and
political support to enable it to provide vital services to Palestinian
refugees under its UN mandate.
They stressed the
importance of all peace treaties between Arab states and Israel in contributing
to resolve the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the two-state
solution to bring about comprehensive and lasting peace.
The ministers
agreed to continue working with all parties to find real prospects for resuming
a credible political process, and stressed, in this context, that achieving a
just and lasting peace is a strategic goal that is in the interest of all
parties and the key to regional security and stability.
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