Creation of Palestinian state historically inevitable: Lavrov

FE Team | Published: November 15, 2023 22:06:33

A truck carrying fuel prepare to cross into Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip from Egypt on Tuesday — AFP

MOSCOW, Nov 15 (AFP/Reuters/TASS): The creation of a Palestinian state is historically inevitable, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with RT.
"The creation of a Palestinian state is historically inevitable," Lavrov stated. At the same time, he noted that most current discussions on the future of the Gaza Strip "do not pay due attention" to the creation of a Palestinian state neighboring Israel.
Lavrov stressed that the cessation of hostilities and the adoption of measures to resolve humanitarian problems were urgent tasks in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone.
"The immediate and most urgent task is the cessation of hostilities and the taking measures to resolve humanitarian problems, which are observed everywhere," he said.
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