Oman welcomes ‘New York Declaration’ on Palestinian issue

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has welcomed the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the ‘New York Declaration’ on peaceful settlement of the Palestinian issue and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution.

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the Sultanate of Oman has urged the Security Council to support the implementation of the declaration through concrete actions to achieve a just and lasting peace in the region. The UNGA on Friday adopted a draft resolution endorsing the New York Declaration.

The UNGA passed the resolution by a recorded vote of 142 in favour, 10 against and 12 abstentions. The New York Declaration, circulated at a high-level international conference held at the United Nations in late July, sets out an action-oriented pathway toward a peaceful settlement of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the realisation of the two-state solution.

The draft resolution was introduced by France and Saudi Arabia, the two co-chairs of the conference. -Agencies