Yesterday at 7pm in a congress hall of "President Hotel" took place a solemn reception organized by the Embassy of the PNA in Ukraine on the occasion of the International day of solidarity with the people of Palestine.
On the international scene, in the United Nations in particular, Ukraine consistently supports a peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and aspiration of Palestinians to creation of their own independent state. It was declared by the deputy minister of foreign affairs of Ukraine Evgeniy Mikitenko, acting at the state reception, organized by the Embassy of the PNA in Ukraine on the occasion of the International day of solidarity with the people of Palestine.
"We are open for all parties and are ready to render intermediary services in the case of need", informed E.Mikitenko. As he said, Ukraine supports efforts of the international "quartet" and the initiative of the USA and the United Nations directed on the establishment of peace between Israel and Palestine. E.Mikitenko noticed that Ukraine and Palestine are connected "by an old story of friendly relations, active cultural and scientific exchange", informs UKRINFORM.
The coordinator of system of the United Nations in Ukraine Adam Olivier reminded that in the International day of solidarity with the Palestinian people "we recollect the situation which developed in the Middle East, but we still think what else we can do for peace". He spoke on two important questions which decision is expected in 2011. "First, the president of the PNA Mahmoud Abbas and the prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu were obliged to achieve till September the decision of the frame agreement on the constant status (of the Palestinian autonomy - ed.)", informed A.Olivier. As to the second point, in August of the next year is the end of the two-year program of actions for Palestinian autonomy on statehood establishment.
At the same time, the representative of the United Nations specified disappointment which dominates among the biggest part of Palestinians concerning possibility of achievement of the universal peace treaty. The expiry of the term of action of the moratorium of Israel on building of settlements became the reason of this despair, according to A.Olivier, "what negatively affected further carrying out of the direct negotiations which started in September about granting of the definitive status".
The coordinator of system of the United Nations in Ukraine emphasized necessity of performance by Israel of its obligations on freezing of settling activity according to positions of international law and the plan "Road map". "Under the international agreement urgent is the necessity to terminate the occupation which started in 1967, consideration of fundamental questions of the sphere of safety of both parties, the decision of refugee problem and vision of Jerusalem after negotiation as a capital of two states", he added. The representative of the United Nations wished, that the next year became "the year when we at last will make real establishment of fair and lasting peace in the Middle East, fixed in resolutions of the SC of the United Nations, the previous agreements, the Madrid frame agreement, the program" Road map" and the Arabian peace initiative".
From his part, the Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the PNA in Ukraine Mohammed Kasem Al-Asad emphasized importance of continuation of struggle of the people and the management of Palestine "for achievement of their high aim - restoration of the rights of our people". He specified necessity "to look through the page of the past and to open a new page where there is no place to occupation and animosities, the page which speaks the language of rights, instead of the language of force". As he said, safety for two people can be reached only in the conditions of the fair peace, equal relations and mutual respect. "This day we address to the whole world, including Israelis, with an appeal to peaceful co-existence. The Israeli people should understand that the reason of long violence is occupation. Peace guarantees safety, not the opposite", Mohammed Kasem Al-Asad said.
By UKRINFORM
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