Pedro Sánchez does not forget his commitment to the recognition of the Palestinian State, despite the intense electoral cycle in which he is immersed in Spain. The President of the Government, as reported by Moncloa, held a new round of telephone conversations this Monday with some of the key actors to promote a resolution of the conflict in the Middle East. Specifically, Sánchez has contacted again the king of Jordan, Abdullah II; with the president of Egypt, Abdel Fatah al Sisi; and with the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas.
With all of them, whom he has visited in person on his recent trips to Amman, Cairo and Ramallah, the Spanish president has once again “analyzed in depth the current situation in the Middle East,” as reported by the Moncloa.
These new telephone conversations by Sánchez give continuity to the round of contacts that he has made in recent weeks with the main actors in the region, as well as with the leaders of other European countries, “to promote a diplomatic solution that offers a horizon of peace , security and prosperity to the region through the recognition of Palestine as a State.”
In these new conversations, the President of the Government has reaffirmed “Spain’s commitment to the materialization of the two-state solution”, and has also thanked the efforts made by these countries to mediate in the conflict and deliver humanitarian aid to the Strip. from Gaza.
In this sense, according to Moncloa, the head of the Executive has conveyed to them “the need to work together to encourage the parties towards the political process that brings peace, security and prosperity to the region.”
Sánchez’s declared commitment is that Spain recognizes the Palestinian State before next July, with the intention of taking this step together with other European countries, as the first step towards a political peace process between Israel and Palestine on equal terms.
Sánchez himself has indicated that, in his conversation with the president of the ANP, he has conveyed his “firm support and solidarity in the face of the dramatic situation that the Palestinian people are going through.” Likewise, he has informed Abbas of “Spain’s full commitment to the recognition of Palestine as a State, and to its entry as a full member of the United Nations.” “The path to peace and security in the Middle East goes through the two-state solution and mutual recognition,” the Spanish president insisted. A message that he has also reiterated before the Jordanian Abdullah II and the Egyptian Al Sisi. “We must work together to offer a political horizon of peace and security in the region,” he insisted.
