ABUJA,
December 20, 2014 – (WAFA) – The Nigerian Government reaffirmed its support for
the Palestinian people’s rights to self-determination and statehood.
In
an official statement on the occasion of International Day of Solidarity with
the Palestinian People, Nigerien Minister of Foreign Affairs reiterated his
government’s “profound support for the rights of the Palestinian people to
self-determination and the establishment of its sovereign state.”
Affirming
his country’s ‘solid’ commitment to the peaceful resolution of the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict, he noted that such a commitment “stems from the
deep faith in the sanctity of man’s natural right to freedom and dignity.”
“Nigeria
supports the right of the Palestinian people to an independent sovereign state
within the framework of the UN Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 while
also recognizing Israel’s right to exist.”
K.F./T.R.
