PM Modi meets Palestinian president, reiterates India’s support for ‘two-state solution’
This came days after India abstained from voting on a UN resolution demanding an end to Israel’s ‘unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory’.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session in New York on Sunday and reiterated that only a two-state solution will bring peace to the region.
“Reiterated India’s support for early restoration of peace and stability in the region,” said Modi in a social media post.
Met President Mahmoud Abbas in New York. Reiterated India’s support for early restoration of peace and stability in the region. Exchanged views of further strengthening long standing friendship with the people of Palestine. pic.twitter.com/LnmAm7dDax— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 23, 2024
The meeting came days after India abstained from voting on a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly demanding an end to Israel’s “unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” within 12 months.
The resolution, adopted on September 13, was based on an International Court of Justice ruling from July 19, which said that Israel’s continued presence in Palestinian territories violated international law and must end “as rapidly as possible”.
The United Nations court was referring to Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israeli settlements in the West Bank began after the Six-Day War in 1967.
The resolution came nearly a year after Israel’s military offensive against Gaza began on October 7. The attacks have killed more than 40,000...
