CAIRO, December 19, 2024 (WAFA) -- President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas stressed that achieving security and stability in the region requires the State of Palestine to obtain full membership in the United Nations and more international recognition of it, which will contribute to maintaining hope for a better future for our people and the peoples of the region.
President Abbas said in his speech before the 11th D8 Summit in the New Administrative Capital in Egypt today that what Palestinian people are seeing in terms of daily massacres, genocide and starvation, and attempts to displace them, requires the immediate implementation of Security Council Resolution 2735 for a ceasefire, the entry of aid, the State of Palestine assuming its responsibilities in the Gaza Strip, the complete Israeli withdrawal from it, and the implementation of the United Nations General Assembly resolution on the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice.
The President stressed the need to provide financial support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to continue performing its tasks and responsibilities.
President Abbas stressed that the State of Palestine, despite the challenges resulting from the occupation and its colonial practices, is playing a major role in the advancement of the national economy and community development.
On the Arab issue, the President stressed that the Israeli aggression against Lebanon and Syria requires immediate intervention to implement the relevant Security Council resolutions and put an end to these violations, which would maintain tension and instability.
The President thanked President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi for hosting the summit, hoping to achieve the goals set for it, in a way that serves the achievement of comprehensive and sustainable development.
The D8 Summit, chaired by Egypt and held under the slogan: "Investing in Youth and Supporting Small and Medium Enterprises: Shaping Tomorrow's Economy", discusses ways to confront successive global economic and political changes.
The D8 Summit includes Egypt, Turkey, Bangladesh, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, and Pakistan.
The organization aims to increase economic cooperation among member states to enhance economic growth, sustain development, and enhance and improve living standards, by focusing on achieving improvement and enhancing cooperation in agriculture, trade, transportation, industry, energy, and tourism.
President Abbas arrived in Cairo yesterday to participate in the summit, at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
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