(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) NEW YORK, Dec 4 (KUNA) -- Kuwait praised steadfastness of struggled Palestinians and affirmed its solidarity as well as full support for them to regain their legitimate political rights.
This came during a speech delivered by Advisor of the Kuwaiti permanent mission in the UN Nawaf Al-Ahmad before UN General Assembly session on the question of Palestine.
Al-Ahmad reaffirmed Kuwait's support of the Palestinian people to establish an independent state, with East Jerusalem as its capital and setting a deadline to end the Israeli occupation according to international laws and regulations.
He reiterated Kuwait's call on sponsors of the Middle East peace process, to intensify efforts to pressure Israel to abide by the resolutions of international legitimacy.
Al-Ahmad also stressed the UN responsibility to find solutions towards Palestinians and refugees. Also, hoping that Palestine would soon be the 194th member of the UN.
Kuwait position on Palestinian issue is a great importance, which is discussed every year on UN General Assembly agenda, and coincides with the celebration of the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, he added.
Al-Ahmad pointed out that "after half a century of practices contrary to all humane, moral and legal principles, the policy of barbarism adopted by the Israeli occupation authorities to bring about a change in the demographic nature of the Palestinian territories is renewed." In addition, the Israel aggression through forced displacement, land and property confiscation and expansion, as well as construction of settlements and ignoring all international norms, blocks the peace process between the two sides, he noted.
Israel must abide by all resolutions relating to the protection of civilians in armed conflict, including recommendations of the report of the Secretary General in this regard, as well as its obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 as an occupying power, he concluded. (end) asf.tma.hs
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