CAIRO, May 4, 2026 (WAFA) – The Permanent Representative of the State of Palestine to the Arab League, Ambassador Muhannad Al-Aklouk, called on Belgium to complete its recognition of the State of Palestine, which it announced in September 2025, and to support a strategic partnership agreement between the European Union and the State of Palestine, as well as to provide the necessary financial support to the Palestinian government to enable it to fulfill its obligations.

This came during a meeting with a Belgian delegation headed by the Belgian Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace Process, Johan Vercammen, Belgian Consul General in Jerusalem, Anick Van Calster, and Belgium’s Ambassador to Egypt, Bart De Groof, held at the headquarters of the Permanent Delegation of the State of Palestine to the Arab League in Cairo.

Al-Aklouk praised Belgium’s positions during the meeting, describing them as principled and consistent with international law, including its support for UNRWA, the suspension of consular dealings with colonists, its backing of a review of the European Union Association Agreement with the Israeli occupation, and its joining of the case filed by South Africa before the International Court of Justice regarding what it described as genocide accusations in the Gaza Strip.

He also called on European Union countries to follow suit with Belgium and other European states’ positions, including holding the Israeli occupation accountable and imposing punitive measures on Israeli officials.

For its part, the Belgian delegation stressed the importance of working in the coming phase to unify the Palestinian Territory under the administration of the Palestinian government, the need to end the suffering of the Palestinian people, and the importance of the Arab role in this regard.

Members of the Palestinian mission to the Arab League attended the meeting.

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