Geneva, Sept. 30 (SANA) Saudi Arabia reaffirmed that implementing the two-state solution is the only path to a just, lasting and comprehensive peace, reiterating its support for the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and an independent, sovereign state.
The position was presented during the general debate under Item 7 on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories at the 63rd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. The session runs from Sept. 7 to Oct. 7.
The Saudi Press Agency quoted Salem al-Qahtani, director general at the Saudi Foreign Ministry, as saying in a statement that “the only path to achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive peace lies in implementing the two-state solution and supporting the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self-determination and to establish an independent, sovereign state, with Jerusalem as its capital.”
Al-Qahtani condemned the continued Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip and stressed the need to uphold the ceasefire and ensure full protection for civilians.
He condemned settlement expansion and settler violence and reiterated Saudi Arabia’s rejection of measures aimed at forcibly displacing Palestinians or altering the geographic or demographic character of the occupied Palestinian territory.
Al-Qahtani welcomed the recognition of the State of Palestine by a number of countries and subsequent measures aimed at strengthening accountability, including restrictions on trade with Israeli settlements.
He reaffirmed the position set out by participants in international efforts to implement the two-state solution that Gaza and the West Bank, including Jerusalem, constitute a single Palestinian territorial unit and that the occupation must end.
Saudi Arabia has repeatedly reiterated its support for an independent Palestinian state and implementation of the two-state solution.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan told the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York this month that a just and lasting peace could be achieved only through implementation of the two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Saudi Arabia and France co-chaired the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution at UN headquarters in New York from July 28 to 30, 2025.
The conference produced the New York Declaration, which set out steps toward ending the conflict and implementing a two-state solution. The declaration reaffirmed support for an independent and sovereign Palestinian state living alongside Israel in peace and security on the basis of the 1967 lines, including with regard to Jerusalem.
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