Malaysia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Datuk Hussein Haniff said Kuala Lumpur had always believed in a two-State solution and supported the establishment of a sovereign state of Palestine living side by side in peace and security.
“As we speak about justice, rule of law and legitimacy, we believe that a two-State solution is the only way moving forward,” he said.
The envoy said this in his address on Agenda Item 69: Rights Of People To Self-Determination at the Third Committee of the 69th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York yesterday. The text of his speech was made available to Bernama, Tuesday.
Hussein noted that Israel’s announcement on new expansions of illegal settlements in the West Bank including in East Jerusalem would also subject the people of Palestine to forced displacement.
The envoy cited that the international community had failed to address the persistent and flagrant violations of international law, international humanitarian law, UN Resolution and Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice by Israel.
“While this Committee works towards solution of ending impunity on many issues including on violations and abuses of human rights, the blatant illegal actions of Israel continues unabated,” he said.
Furthermore, he called on the international community to collectively shoulder the responsibility and adopt the framework for time to end the Israeli occupation.
— BERNAMA
