On November 24, 2023 the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Aleinik, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine to the Republic of Belarus, Ahmed Mohammed al-Madbuh.
The sides exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East, including the issues of Middle East peace process. The parties expressed hope for speedy normalization of the situation in the Gaza Strip.
In particular, the emphasis is placed on the need to find mutually acceptable solution in accordance with international norms and decisions of the UN General Assembly to avoid further escalation of the situation in the region, growth of victims among the civilian population in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone and necessity to achieve the peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
S.Aleinik informed Ahmed Mohammed al-Madbuh about Belarus’ consistent position on the Middle East settlement process, which our country is promoting on international platforms and within the framework of integration associations.
The Minister focused the Ambassador’s attention on the common position of the CSTO member states on the need to end the bloodshed and to peacefully resolve the Middle East conflict through political and diplomatic means on the basis of UN resolutions by creating two states for two peoples.
During the meeting, the interlocutors also touched topical issues of the Belarusian-Palestinian agenda and discussed promising areas for intensifying political, trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and Palestine, increasing interdepartmental contacts and expanding the legal framework of bilateral cooperation.