An-Najah News - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on member states of the Non-Aligned Movement, parties of the international community and the United Nations, including the Security Council, to assume their responsibilities to ensure the enforcement of international law, and to prevent the occupation government from exploiting the Corona pandemic, to implement its policies and plans to annex parts of the occupied Palestinian territories In 1967, destroying the few remaining opportunities to achieve the two-state solution, and achieve a just and lasting peace.
In his speech before the Non-Aligned Movement summit, which was held via the remote communication system, entitled: “United against COVID-19”, today, Monday, President Abbas stressed that he informed all international parties that if the occupation authority takes this step, we will be in a solution of all obligations, agreements and understandings with the occupation and the American administration.
The President renewed the call for the release of all Palestinian prisoners in the occupation prisons, holding the Israeli occupation government fully responsible for their lives and their safety.
On the Corona pandemic, he said that Palestine had taken early steps, decisive measures of prevention that had led to a significant decrease in infection rates despite the scarcity of possibilities.
In this context, he stressed the importance of establishing a working group to build a database for member states, monitoring medical, nutritional and humanitarian needs for them, and establishing an international platform of experts in the field of epidemics to exchange experiences and expertise for the benefit of people and member states in the movement.
The President said that the corona experience was more difficult for Palestine than others and still is, due to the practices of the Israeli occupation, which continues its settlement activities in our land, continues to detain thousands of prisoners and puts them all at risk, and prevents us from caring and protecting our people in the occupied East Jerusalem.
He stressed the readiness of Palestine to cooperate with all the Non-Aligned Movement countries in the field of coordination and cooperation to combat this serious pandemic.