Dhaka denounces new Israeli settlement move in Palestine
NTV Online
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Thursday reiterated its support to ‘two-state solution’ involving Palestine and Israel and deplored the new Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory.
‘Bangladesh also reaffirmed its everlasting support to Palestinian state,’ Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque said while briefing reporters after the official talks between the two countries.
PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim was present at the briefing, reports BSS.
The foreign secretary said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina led the Bangladesh side, while visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas headed his delegation during the talks held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Dhaka on Thursday afternoon.
Noting that Palestine state now remains at a ‘critical moment’, he said: ‘The two-state solution involving Palestine and Israel that we have been hearing for long time has become questionable due to Israeli aggression against Palestine.’
Against this backdrop, Haque said, Bangladesh renewed its support to an international decision that adopted ‘two-state solution’ meaning that Palestine and Israel would be separate states.
Simultaneously, Bangladesh reiterated its everlasting support to Palestinian people at different forums including the United Nations, the foreign secretary said.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Thursday afternoon for talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Sheikh Hasina received Abbas with a bouquet as he reached the PMO at about 3:22pm.
President Abbas had official talks with Sheikh Hasina from 3:45pm to 4:15pm before having one‐to‐one meeting for 15 minutes.
Earlier, the Palestinian President paid tributes to the martyrs of Liberation War at the National Mausoleum in Savar at 1:50pm.
The Palestinian President placed a wreath at the National Mausoleum to show respect to the war heroes and signed the visitors’ book and planted a sapling in Dhaka.
Abbas arrived here on Wednesday on a three‐day official visit at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Abdul Hamid.