Davos, Jan. 22 (Petra) -Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, on Wednesday said fulfilling rights of the Palestinian people to restore freedom and establish an independent sovereign state on their national soil is “the sole” way to achieve just and comprehensive peace.

In a dialogue session with journalist David Ignatius, Safadi stressed that the international community should work together to ensure continuation of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and entry of “immediate and sufficient” aid to all parts of the strip.

Existence of a “clear” political vision to achieve just peace based on the two-state solution is the basis for ensuring security, he pointed out.

Safadi added that security solutions outside the context of a comprehensive political vision to resolve the conflict are “futile”.

Echoing US President Donald Trump’s affirmation to make peace, he noted: “We are his partners” in this goal and “we will work together to achieve it.”

The FM stressed the importance of the US leadership role in efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East region.

Safadi stressed that any future approach to Gaza must be based on its unity with West Bank to achieve a just peace based on the two-state solution.

Referring to the catastrophic situation caused by the war on Gaza, he noted martyrs, children and women, constitute about 70% of the total number of victims due for the aggression, which killed over 47,000 Palestinians.

Safadi stressed the need to move “effectively and immediately” to provide humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave.

On other regional fronts, he stressed the importance of supporting Lebanon and its institutions and the need to back Syria in its new phase after the fall of the former regime, as Syrians rebuild their free and unified homeland that preserves rights of all its citizens.

On the sidelines of the 55th World Economic Forum in Davos, Safadi is holding talks with a number of foreign ministers and officials.
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22/01/2025 15:10:44