India at UN reiterates support for two-state solution where Palestinian people can live freely

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj said India reiterated support for a two-state solution, where the people of Palestine can live freely in an independent country within secure borders, taking into account Israel’s security needs. Are.

At a UNGA meeting on Wednesday, after Palestine’s application for UN accession was vetoed by a permanent member of the Security Council on April 18, Kamboj expressed hope that Palestine’s membership would be reconsidered at the appropriate time and that Palestine would Effort will be better. One member of the United Nations will receive support.

On April 18, the US used its veto power to block a UN Security Council resolution granting statehood to Palestine. In a vote of 12–1, with one US veto and two abstentions, the UNSC did not adopt a draft resolution that would have called for the General Assembly to vote with the broader UN membership on whether to allow Palestine to join fully. Would have been recommended. United Nations member states.

“My leadership has repeatedly stressed that only a two-state solution achieved through direct and meaningful negotiations between the two sides on final status issues will provide lasting peace,” Kamboj said.

“India is committed to supporting a two-state solution, where the Palestinian people are able to live freely in an independent country within secure borders, while taking into account the security needs of Israel. “To reach a lasting solution, we urge all parties to promote favorable conditions for the early resumption of direct peace talks.”

He said the conflict in Gaza has been going on for more than six months and the humanitarian crisis arising from it is increasing. He further said, “Instability is likely to increase in the region and beyond. In this context, we view the adoption of UNSC Resolution 2728 last month as a positive step.

Kamboj said, “However, we have seen that Palestine’s application for membership in the United Nations was not approved by the Security Council because of the above veto. Let me first say here that keeping in mind India’s long-term position, we hope that this will be reconsidered at the appropriate time and support Palestine’s endeavor to become a member of the United Nations.

“We also note your intention to convene shortly the tenth emergency special session of the General Assembly in relation to this matter. India will actively participate in this meeting.”

Reiterating India’s position on the ongoing conflict in Gaza, Kamboj said the conflict between Israel and Hamas has resulted in massive loss of civilian lives, especially women and children, and has led to a humanitarian crisis, which he described as ” Termed “unacceptable”.

He stressed that India strongly condemns the deaths of civilians in the conflict and strongly believes that international law and international humanitarian law must be respected by all in all circumstances. He described Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel on 7 October as “shocking” and stressed that they deserve “unequivocal condemnation”.

Ruchira Kamboj said, “Secondly, the terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7 were shocking, and they deserve our unequivocal condemnation. There can be no justification for terrorism and hostage taking. India has a long-standing and uncompromising stance against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, and we demand the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.

He called it important that humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza be immediately increased to prevent the situation from worsening. Kamboj said India has provided humanitarian assistance to the people of Palestine and will continue to provide assistance.

“To prevent the situation from worsening, it is essential that humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza be immediately increased,” he said. We urge all parties to come together in this effort. We welcome the efforts of the United Nations and the international community in this regard. India has provided humanitarian assistance to the people of Palestine and will continue to do so.”

The conflict in Gaza escalated when Hamas launched a large-scale terrorist attack against Israel on October 7, killing more than 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages. In response, Israel launched a strong counteroffensive targeting Hamas terrorist units in the Gaza Strip.