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Seventeen countries adopt final document of UN's Palestine conference — top Saudi diplomat

31 July 2025 00:19 (UTC +04:00)

At least 17 countries, the European Union, and the League of Arab States have adopted the final document of the UN conference on the Palestinian issue initiated by Saudi Arabia and France, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said, APA reports.

"On behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the French Republic, and the other states that participated in the working groups of the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution — the Federative Republic of Brazil, Canada, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Indonesia, Ireland, the Italian Republic, Japan, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Mexican States, the Kingdom of Norway, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Senegal, the Kingdom of Spain, the Republic of Turkey, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as the European Union and the League of Arab States, I am pleased to announce the adoption of the conference's final document," the top diplomat said.

According to him, the document contains comprehensive proposals for resolving the Palestinian issue through a series of political, economic, humanitarian, and legal measures. The foreign minister called on other countries to support this document before the end of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.

In turn, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot emphasized that "Arab and Middle Eastern countries have for the first time condemned Hamas, condemned the events of October 7 [2023], called for Hamas' disarmament, its exclusion from the Palestinian governing system, and clearly expressed their intention to normalize relations with Israel in the future."