Jordan Participates in International Conference on Implementing the Two-State Solution in New York - Jordan News

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Jordan is participating in the 'Two-State Solution' conference, which kicks off Monday at the United Nations headquarters in New York, with the presence of 123 countries as well as regional and international organizations involved in the Middle East peace process. اضافة اعلان Jordan is represented at the three-day conference by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi. Safadi, alongside Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, will take part in a roundtable session as part of three international working groups under the theme: 'Two States, One Future: Sovereignty, Security, and Economic Viability' — focusing on ways to enhance political stability, shared sovereignty, and economic development. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ambassador Sufyan Qudah emphasized in a press statement last Friday the importance of this high-level international conference — co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France — in supporting a peaceful resolution to the Palestinian issue and advancing the implementation of the two-state solution. The goal, he said, is to garner global support for broader recognition of the State of Palestine as the only path to achieving just, comprehensive, and lasting peace in the region. Ambassador Qudah reiterated Jordan's unwavering position in working with Arab and international partners to support the Palestinian people's right to freedom, end the occupation, and establish their independent state on their national soil. Jordan consistently affirms — in both Arab and international forums — the centrality of the Palestinian cause and the need to launch a credible political process that leads to the implementation of the two-state solution, based on internationally agreed references. This includes the establishment of a sovereign, independent Palestinian state on the June 4, 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as the only path to true and lasting peace in the region. Nearly 150 countries currently recognize the State of Palestine, which holds observer status at the United Nations, though it has not yet been granted full membership by a Security Council vote. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also welcomed the announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron of his country's intention to officially recognize the State of Palestine during the upcoming UN General Assembly session in September — a move seen as a step in the right direction toward realizing the two-state solution and ending the occupation. The conference will feature a series of official statements and sessions with prominent participants, including: Slovenia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon Luxembourg's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Xavier Bettel Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein Lebanon's Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Migration Badr Abdel Aaty Speeches will also be delivered by representatives from Morocco, Syria, Chile, South Africa, Brazil, Portugal, Kuwait, Spain, Norway, Mauritania, Canada, Bahrain, Denmark, Yemen, Japan, China, Germany, Italy, Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, the UK, UAE, Greece, Finland, Lithuania, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Switzerland, Russia, Croatia, Turkey, Algeria, India, Oman, Iran, Australia, the Czech Republic, Somalia, Cuba, Angola, Guyana, Mexico, Guinea, Bulgaria, Romania, Kazakhstan, Ecuador, Thailand, and Tajikistan. In addition, representatives from major organizations will attend, including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the League of Arab States, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean. The conference is jointly chaired by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. It will open with a concluding session for the eight working groups, followed by a general session featuring addresses by the co-chairs, the UN Secretary-General, and the President of the UN General Assembly.
The conference comes at a critical juncture for peace efforts in the Middle East, amid growing threats to the two-state solution, including illegal settlement expansion, unilateral actions, violence, and policies of forced displacement and dispossession of Palestinians.