KUWAIT, November 23, 2011 (WAFA) – The 8th Forum for the Future reaffirmed its support to establishing an independent, viable state of Palestine, in its final declaration published on Tuesday by the foreign ministry of Kuwait.

The 8th Forum for the Future, co-chaired by France and Kuwait, reaffirmed its support for the efforts to achieve a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East.

The Forum stressed peace through negotiations within a specific timeframe and clear terms of reference, based on the two-state solution as stated in the Arab Peace Initiative, the Road Map, Madrid principles, on the basis of land for peace, relevant resolutions of the United Nations and Quartet’s statement of 23 September 2011.

It also expressed support to the establishment of “an independent, contiguous, viable, sovereign, democratic and peaceful state of Palestine, living side by side with Israel in peace and security.”

The 8th Forum for the Future was convened in Kuwait city with the broad participation of Foreign Ministers and representatives of the G8, Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) and other partner countries as well as representatives of international organizations and civil society.

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