Dhaka for legitimate, sustainable solution to Palestinian crisis

Bangladesh has urged the international community to work in unison to find a legitimate and sustainable solution to the Palestinian crisis and thus eliminate one of the longstanding and serious threats to international peace and stability. Prime Minister Shikeh Hasina made the call in a message issued on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, being observed on Saturday. ‘Bangladesh joins the international community in reaffirming its unwavering commitment to the realisation of the inalienable rights of Palestinian people to an independent homeland, and a sovereign and viable State of Palestine on the basis of the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital,’ she said. Hasina also urged all parties concerned to make a fresh and pragmatic approach for the resumption of the peace process towards the creation of a viable and independent statehood of Palestine within the Two-State solution pursued by the international community. ‘This day assumes an added significance this year,’ Hasina said, stating ‘As the international year of solidarity with the Palestinian people declared by the UN is being observed,’ according to a news agency.