RAMALLAH, Oct 29 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, called on UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to hold urgent consultations on convening an international peace conference.
Abbas sent Guterres a letter, asking him to coordinate with the Quartet on the Middle East and the UN Security Council, to hold the conference.
The letter called on the majority of the council’s superpowers, “to start preparing at the beginning of next year, for an international conference for peace in the Middle East.”
Abbas said, a conference will help pave the way to engage in a serious peace process, based on international law, UN resolutions, and relevant references.
In the letter, Abbas said, the conference “has to lead to an end to the (Israeli) occupation, and help the Palestinian people achieve their freedom and independence.”
On Monday, the UN Security Council convened a virtual open debate, to discuss the current development in the Middle East, and Abbas’s call for an international conference for peace with Israel.
