The European Union and Canada reaffirmed on Thursday their commitment to supporting early recovery and reconstruction efforts in Gaza, and enhancing efforts aimed at achieving a just and peaceful solution to the Palestinian cause.
According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the joint statement was issued at the close of the fourth EU–Canada ministerial meeting, held in the Canadian city of Niagara, with the participation of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand.
Both parties expressed appreciation for the diplomatic efforts and mediation undertaken by regional states to achieve a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, stressing the importance of all sides adhering to every phase of the agreement and refraining from actions that could jeopardize its success.
The statement emphasized that a just and lasting peace must be founded on the two-state solution, in line with relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the outcomes of the High-Level Conference on Resolving the Palestinian Cause, hosted in New York last September under the auspices of Saudi Arabia and France.
The “Two-State Solution Conference,” held in New York from July 28 to 30, was chaired by the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and France, with broad international participation and Palestinian representation, to advance the process of international recognition of the State of Palestine. On Sept. 12, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution endorsing the New York Declaration, which calls for recognizing the Palestinian state and promoting the two-state solution as the path toward a peaceful settlement
