Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stressed, during his opening of the first year of the ninth session of the Shura Council, that “the Kingdom will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel without the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
Prince Mohammed bin Salman said: “The Palestinian issue is at the forefront of our concerns, and we renew the Kingdom’s rejection and strong condemnation of the crimes of the Israeli occupation authority against the Palestinian people, ignoring international and humanitarian law in a new and bitter chapter of suffering.”
Bin Salman added: “The Kingdom will not stop its tireless work towards the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, and we affirm that the Kingdom will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel without that.”
He continued: “We thank the countries that recognized the Palestinian state in embodiment of international legitimacy, and we urge the rest of the countries to take similar steps.”
The Saudi Crown Prince added: “The Kingdom is keen to cooperate with all active countries in the international community, certain that what protects humanity and preserves its civilized values is the joint pursuit of a better future based on fruitful cooperation between countries and peoples, respect for the independence and values of countries, adopting the principle of good neighborliness, non-interference in their internal affairs, and avoiding resorting to force in resolving disputes.”
In February, Saudi Arabia confirmed that “there will be no diplomatic relations with Israel unless the independent Palestinian state is recognized on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip stops, and all Israeli occupation forces withdraw from the Gaza Strip.”
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