Saudi Arabia Takes Lead in Global Push for Palestinian Statehood

TDT | Manama

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Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing peace in the Middle East, with Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan announcing the Kingdom’s co-chairing of a major international conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict this week in New York, alongside France.

Speaking to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Prince Faisal said the Kingdom’s role reflects its long-standing support for Palestinian rights and the pursuit of a just and lasting peace based on the two-state solution.

“Under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Kingdom continues to work tirelessly to end the suffering of the Palestinian people and the violence caused by decades of occupation,” he said.

The upcoming ministerial-level conference at the United Nations headquarters seeks to accelerate the implementation of key UN resolutions and pave the way for the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state along the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The Saudi-French initiative follows the September 2024 launch of the International Coalition for the Two-State Solution, led by Saudi Arabia, Norway, and the European Union.

Prince Faisal also emphasized that the initiative aligns with the efforts of the joint Arab-Islamic ministerial committee, aimed at securing Palestinian statehood and fostering long-term peace and security in the region.