Arch rivals back two-state solution at UN Security Council

Pakistan has warned the international community that the lack of a two-state solution in Palestine would lead to perpetual conflict in the Middle East.

This warning was voiced at a UN Security Council meeting, which was called on Tuesday to highlight the situation in Israeli-occupied territories and where even nations with frequent disagreements such as Pakistan and India, the US, China, and Russia reiterated their support for an independent Palestinian state, days after Israel’s prime minister rejected the two-state solution.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki told the council it was time to recognise the state of Palestine at the UN and urged member states to reject the Israeli position on the issue.

“We were not granted a veto right over Israel’s admission to the United Nations 75 years ago,” he said. “Israel does not have a veto right over the admission of the state of Palestine 75 years later.”

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