(MENAFN)UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed a decision by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to hold presidential and lawmaking elections for the first time in 14 years.
A representative for Guterres, Stephane Dujarric, stated that "The holding of elections in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza will be a crucial step towards Palestinian unity.”
The UN leader declared that he wished the programmed parliamentary elections in May, and presidential vote in July, would “contribute to restarting a process towards a negotiated two-state solution based on the pre-1967 lines, and in accordance with relevant UN resolutions, bilateral agreements and international law.”
The UN prepared to support all efforts on the part of Palestinians to be capable to apply their full democratic rights about calling on the Palestinian authorities “to facilitate, strengthen and support women’s political participation throughout the electoral cycle.”
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