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MINSK, 26 September (BelTA) – The tragedy in Palestine may have irreversible consequences. Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov made the statement at a ministerial meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations in New York, USA, BelTA has learned.
Maxim Ryzhenkov said: “Several years after World War Two the organization timely made justified decisions on creating an Arab state and a Jewish state in the territory of Palestine and on their peaceful coexistence. Regretfully, these valuable decisions were not implemented successfully back then. What is the result? For nearly 80 years we’ve been discussing the Palestinian problem. But the problem is only getting worse. We are now on the brink of a tragic situation when Palestinians are forced to abandon their homes in their native land. This tragedy may have irreversible consequences. We should not stay silent.”
This is why, the minister stated, Belarus has supported the decision to resume the international high-level conference on the peaceful resolution of the Palestinian problem and on realizing the decision on the two states for the two nations.
“We are united in our solidarity with the Palestinian people and believe it is necessary for the international community to support our common principled stance aimed at granting the status of a full UN member state to Palestine. And the 80th anniversary since the organization was founded is the most appropriate time to do it,” the Belarusian minister of foreign affairs stressed.
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