Vice President of the State of Palestine Meets Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh

SadaNews - The Vice President of the State of Palestine, Hussein Sheikh, met with the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, at the royal palace in Riyadh.

The meeting was attended by the President's Diplomatic Affairs Advisor, Majdi Khalidi, and from the Saudi side, Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and National Security Advisor Musaed Al-Aiban.

The Vice President conveyed greetings from President Mahmoud Abbas to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and his Crown Prince, expressing gratitude for the Kingdom's steadfast positions and significant efforts in supporting the Palestinian people and their just cause on all levels.

For his part, the Crown Prince entrusted the Vice President with his greetings to President Mahmoud Abbas, emphasizing the importance of continuing efforts to rally international recognition of the State of Palestine and support efforts aimed at the success of the upcoming international peace conference scheduled to be held in New York on September 22.

During the meeting, the latest developments in the Palestinian arena were reviewed, including the issue of visa denials for the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations and avenues to garner international recognition for the Palestinian state during the upcoming international conference.

The dangerous situations in the West Bank and Jerusalem were also discussed, including settlement expansion, settler violence, and the withholding of clearance funds.

Regarding the Gaza Strip, there was a strong emphasis on the priority of an immediate ceasefire, the entry of humanitarian aid, and the assumption of responsibility by the State of Palestine in the Gaza Strip, linking it with the West Bank under the sovereignty of the State of Palestine, ensuring a complete Israeli withdrawal from the strip, and facilitating reconstruction with Arab and international support.

Both sides reaffirmed the continued close coordination between the State of Palestine and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to face current challenges and to enhance Arab and international efforts aimed at ending the occupation and realizing an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.