RAMALLAH, September 21, 2025 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's official recognition of the independent and sovereign State of Palestine, recognizing the aspirations of the Palestinian people for their own state.

"Today's recognition, along with Britain and Canada, is part of coordinated international efforts to create an appropriate climate for implementing the two-state solution."

President Abbas praised Australia's recognition of the independent State of Palestine, stressing that it constitutes an important and necessary step on the path to achieving a just and lasting peace in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions.

The President stressed that Australia's recognition of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination, freedom, and independence will pave the way for the implementation of the two-state solution, allowing the State of Palestine to live side by side with the State of Israel in security, peace, and good neighborliness.

President Abbas affirmed that the priority today is a ceasefire, the entry of aid, the release of all hostages and prisoners, the full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the State of Palestine assuming its full responsibilities, the commencement of recovery and reconstruction, and an end to settlement activity and settler terrorism.

The President reiterated all the commitments and reforms undertaken by the State of Palestine in the official letter he recently sent to the Australian Prime Minister.

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