Jordan welcomes UN backing for Palestinian state
Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed the UN General Assembly’s adoption of a resolution endorsing the “New York Declaration” on implementing a two-state solution and establishing an independent Palestinian state, describing it as an important step toward fulfilling the rights of the Palestinian people.
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Ministry spokesperson Fuad Al-Majali emphasized Jordan’s support for the UN resolution, noting that it reflects international will backing the two-state solution as the only path to ending the occupation and achieving a just, comprehensive peace that ensures regional security and stability.
Al-Majali praised the efforts of Saudi Arabia and France in co-hosting the high-level UN conference on the peaceful settlement of the Palestinian issue and the implementation of the two-state solution, held at UN headquarters in New York last July.
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He added that the upcoming UN meeting, following up on the conference, provides an opportunity for countries to support recognition of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, in line with international legitimacy.
