Special envoy of the Palestinian President Dr. Mahmoud Abbas, Mahmoud Al Habbash has thanked President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih for standing up for Palestinians' aspiration for statehood at the 74th United Nations General Assebly.
The envoy, Mahmoud Al Habbash said this during a meeting with the president on Wednesday morning.
According to the President’s Office, Habbash said that the Palestinian government “deeply appreciated” Solih’s statement at the UN general assembly, reaffirming Maldivians’ “enduring support for Palestinian’s aspiration for statehood.”
Speaking at the UNGA, President Solih noted that the question of Palestine “remains unresolved” and that “the Maldives will always stand unwavering in its support for the Palestinians, in their endeavor to achieve an independent and sovereign State of Palestine.”
“Never before has the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people been so acutely and blatantly dismissed by Israel, marginalised and discriminated against, in complete disregard of international law, and the resolutions of both the General Assembly and the Security Council. We are strongly of the view that a lasting peace in the Middle East can only come to fruition, through a two-state solution driven by genuine and meaningful dialogue between the Arab countries and Israel. We call on the United Nations, and its Member States to undertake every effort to work towards a settlement that would achieve this result. The Maldives will always stand unwavering in its support for the Palestinians, in their endeavor to achieve an independent and sovereign State of Palestine, based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its Capital City.”President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, at the 74th United Nations General Assembly
Also at Wednesday’s meeting, President Abbas’ envoy stated that Palestinian statehood “is an unalterable precondition for a just and lasting peace in the Levant and for a normalization of relations with Israel.”
Habbash also updated the president on the ongoing settlement activity of Israel in territory meant for a Palestinian State, creating ground realities unamenable to a just and enduring peaceful two state solution.
President Solih reiterated that the Maldivian people and the government “will always stand behind the Palestinian in their quest for recognition and dignity, and will actively advocate their cause on the international stage.”
Also on Wednesday, President Assad’s special envoy met with Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
At the meeting, Shahid reiterated Maldives “unshakeable” commitment to the Palestinian cause adding that it will “continue to use its presence in all international organizations to advocate the cause of Palestine.”
The minister also reaffirmed that the Maldivian government “will keep reminding the international community of their obligation to promote and protect the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people.”
Habbash is currently the (Minister) President's Advisor for Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations and Supreme Judge of Sharia Courts (Chief Justice) of the State of Palestine.
