Ramallah, September 21, 2025 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's official recognition of the independent and sovereign State of Palestine, and that Canada offers its partnership in building a peaceful and promising future for both the State of Palestine and the State of Israel.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney said that the recognition of the State of Palestine strengthens the efforts of those seeking peaceful coexistence and ending the rule of Hamas. He added that this recognition does not give any legitimacy to terrorism, and that the Palestinian Authority has made pledges to reform and implement its obligations.

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

The President reiterated all the commitments and reforms pledged by the State of Palestine in his recent official letter to the Canadian Prime Minister.

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