by admin | May 25, 2021 | Muslim World
Mahmoud Abbas
Ramallah : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday that he will address the upcoming UN General Assembly on issues causing suffering to Palestinians.
Abbas made the remarks during a meeting he chaired for Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Xinhua reported.
“We will go to the United Nations to confront the world with the issues that our people are suffering,” said Abbas, who is scheduled to deliver a speech at the UN headquarters in New York on September 27.
The addressed issues include the Israeli decision to demolish Al-Khan Al-Ahmar Bedouin village east of Jerusalem, and the status of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the holy city, he added.
“We are consulting with our brothers in Jordan to form a unified position to go to the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice on what is going on at the Al-Aqsa Mosque,” Abbas noted.
The Palestinian President said the final decision will be made by the PLO central council after he returned from the UN assembly.
The United States and the Palestinians have almost severed ties since US President Donald Trump declared Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 6, 2017.
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Business Summit, Events, Muslim World, Social Round-up
The 30th African Union Summit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will deliver a keynote speech at the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), kicked off in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa on Sunday.
President Abbas is set to deliver a speech and meet with several African officials on the sidelines of the summit, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
The summit is expected to present a draft resolution that affirms African rejection of US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The draft will include aspects such as rejecting moving any embassy to Jerusalem, ending settlement activities and providing international protection for the Palestinian people.
The opening ceremony will feature among others, speeches and keynote addresses by Guinean President Alpha Conde, the AU outgoing chairperson; statement by Chairperson of the AU Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat; statement by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres; and a statement by Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit.
The 30th AU Summit, which is being held under the theme of “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation”, will wrap up its works on Monday, according to the AU website.
—AB/UNA-OIC
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Muslim World
Cairo : Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has said establishing a Palestinian state through the two-state solution is the only way to achieve stability, peace, prosperity and development in the region.
Sisi’s remarks on Wednesday came during his meeting with his visiting Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas, Xinhua news agency reported.
The Egyptian President stressed Egypt’s pursuit to reach a fair and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that guarantees the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The two leaders held talks on the latest developments of the Palestinian cause within the framework of ongoing coordination and cooperation between the two countries to probe the Arab and international efforts aiming at confronting the recent US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
For his part, Abbas expressed his appreciation for Egypt’s endeavours to support the Palestinian people, asserting that Egypt spared no effort to help establish a Palestinian independent state.
The Palestinian president also lauded Egypt’s recent stance in the United Nations (UN) to overcome the US decision as well as its efforts to achieve reconciliation between rival Palestinian factions.
Last December, US President Donald Trump announced his country’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a move that drew widespread criticism and protests worldwide.
The Palestinians consider East Jerusalem, which was seized by the Israelis in the 1967 war, as the capital of their future independent state, while the Israelis insist that the entire city is their eternal capital.
—IANS
