16.09.2024, Moscow.
It is necessary to force all those who oppose the settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to implement the UN Security Council decisions on the creation of an independent Palestinian state, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, speaking after talks with the Egyptian Foreign Minister in Moscow on September 16.
“We welcome any steps aimed at ending the bloodshed as soon as possible, ensuring a sustainable, permanent ceasefire. We are seeking the same thing in the UN Security Council. The whole problem is that the US does not want to pass any decisions that would seriously imply what everyone wants – an end to the bloodshed,” Lavrov said.
Lavrov noted that the last resolution approved by the UN Security Council demanding a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip is still only on paper.
“No US promises have been fulfilled. This does not mean that we should stop our efforts. If the mediation that Egypt and several other Arab countries are actively engaged in leads to a result, we will only be happy. But this topic cannot be left unattended in the UN Security Council, because it is indeed the main international problem today. No matter who is trying to portray it in any other way,” the Russian Foreign Minister said.
He is sure that after the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, “it is necessary to immediately establish the delivery of humanitarian aid, because the humanitarian session in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic, and the situation in the West Bank is not much better.”
The minister went on to say that the most important thing for today is not to freeze the conflict, as has been done many times. It is necessary to force all those who do not want to obey the ruling of the Security Council and the UN General Assembly on the establishment of a Palestinian state. Of course, this is not at all easy to implement, Lavrov believes.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
