Rabat – Hossam Zaki, the Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League, said on Tuesday in Rabat that the two-state solution could bring regional peace to the Middle East.
“We still believe in this solution and continue to support it as the basis for peace in the Middle East,” he said during a press conference on Tuesday following the 5th meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution.
Morocco and the Netherlands organized the event as part of the preparatory campaign for the international conference that will take place in New York in June.
Zaki recalled the situation in Gaza, where the Israeli Occupation Forces’ (IOF) is waging an atrocious genocidal war, noting that Israeli forces also attempted to empty the region in defiance of international humanitarian law and the human values “we are all supposed to share.”
He said that Palestinians have the right to aspire to peace, independence and freedom, thanking Morocco for hosting the event and for its support for the Palestinian cause.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita made similar remarks during the event, conveying Morocco’s full support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
For Bourita, the two-state solution is not just a slogan or political tool, but a moral duty and a realistic political choice.
“Wars have been tried, violence has been used, but they never led to peace,” Bourita said, adding that it is time to turn this solution into a clear roadmap with specific steps.
He also warned that some people don’t want peace, arguing that “extremists on both sides” feed on the “conflict” and only pretend to support Palestinians without giving them real help.
On Tuesday, the Palestinian Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faresin Aghabekian Shaheen conveyed Palestine’s gratitude on Tuesday during her participation in the same event, thanking King Mohammed VI for his efforts in support of the Palestinian cause and the implementation of the two-state solution.
She said that the holding of the event is part of Morocco’s sustained efforts to make the State of Palestine a tangible reality.
“We place great hopes on this kind of meeting,” the minister said.
