(MENAFN- Gulf Times) HE the Speaker of the Shura Council Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud stressed that Arab position at all levels of government, parliament and people totally rejects the so-called deal of the century.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of his participation in the 30th extraordinary conference of Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIU) in Jordan, HE al-Mahmoud said that the deal of the century was rejected because it does not meet the basic requirements of the Palestinian people, pointing to the united Arab position regarding the Palestinian cause as an agreement among all on the establishment of two states living side by side in peace.
He added that there will be no solution to peace without establishing an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, stressing that this is the clear and consistent Arab position.
HE al-Mahmoud stressed that Qatar, under the leadership of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has a clear stance regarding the Palestinian cause, which is that Qatar stands with the Palestinian people, with the rights of the Palestinian people, and with any solution to peace, provided that it fulfills the basic conditions for the establishment of the Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Earlier, addressing the AIU conference, HE al-Mahmoud renewed the position of Qatar and the Qatari people led by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani that supported the rights of the Palestinians and all peace efforts within the framework of international legitimacy.
He said that Qatar and the Qatari people led by the Amir have been and are still supporting the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip and in the West Bank, and that Qatar did not and will not abandon them out of its belief in their right and in fulfillment of its moral responsibility to stand with the truth and support the oppressed.
He stressed Qatar's support for all peace endeavours, and that it welcomed all efforts made to find solutions to the cause within the framework of international legitimacy and the relevant United Nations resolutions that lead to reaching solutions by the two parties under international and regional auspices.
HE al-Mahmoud affirmed that it is not the right of any regime or entity to relinquish any inch of the occupied land or to impose an unilateral opinion or solution.
He pointed out that the "restoration of our rights comes only through the concerted efforts and our full support of the Palestinian people that represents our first steadfast line of defence", especially in the face of what is known as the deal of the century, which is the unilateral American initiative that does not meet the rights of the Palestinian people and is not based on international legitimacy decisions, the Arab peace initiative that have been put forward since 2002, Oslo agreement or any previous agreement or endeavour.
He pointed out that what is known as the deal of the century "has been rejected by the Palestinian people and all the factions who have called on us to stand with them".
HE al-Mahmoud reaffirmed that the Arab peace initiative laid a set of foundations for peace, and that peace is possible as long as it is just and sustainable — a peace that restores the right of the Palestinian people, guarantees the establishment of an independent state on its land on the borders of June 4, 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital, guarantees the right of return, remunerative compensation for the martyrs, the wounded and the prisoners, and the release of those who remained in prison.
HE al-Mahmoud called on the conference's participants to unite all efforts in support of Palestinians in all fields, in order for them not to be at the mercy of the occupying entity that threatens economic measures and to prevent such measures from becoming a collective punishment that exacerbates the economic, health and educational situation in the occupied territories.
He said that they will have no role if they give up solidarity and the values of co-operation and co-ordination efforts, and support those who defend such values.
Meanwhile, on the sidelines of the conference HE al-Mahmoud met the Speaker of the Palestinian National Council Saleem Zaanoun.
During the meeting, they reviewed parliamentary relations between the two countries and ways of enhancing existing co-operation in this field, in addition to discussing the topics on the agenda of the conference.
HE al-Mahmoud also met the Speaker of Iraq's Council of Representatives Mohamed al-Halbousi.
The meeting reviewed parliamentary relations between the two countries and ways of enhancing them, in addition to issues on the conference's agenda.
The two meetings were attended by chairman of the Qatari-Arab parliamentary friendship committee Saqr bin Fahd al-Muraikhi, and a number of the Shura Council's members.
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