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Foreign Secretary meets Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, September 2023

During his visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories this week, the Foreign Secretary met Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh.

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Foreign Secretary James Cleverly meets Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh in Ramallah.

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皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh met in Ramallah today.

皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary reassured the Prime Minister that the UK鈥檚 position on the Occupied Palestinian Territories has not changed. He reiterated the UK鈥檚 commitment to a two-state solution, based on 1967 borders with Jerusalem as a shared capital.

皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary acknowledged the Prime Minister鈥檚 concerns about the trajectory of instability in the West Bank, particularly in the context of increased Israeli incursions and the rise of settler violence.聽聽

皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary urged the Prime Minister to hold elections as soon as possible, as part of a process of democratic renewal in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

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Published 13 September 2023