Paris Peace Conference ended Sunday evening with a declaration that a two-state solution was the only path to peace for Israel and Palestine.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault stressed during the press conference following the Peace Conference the importance of the international community role for a just lasting and comprehensive resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He emphasized the importance for the parties to restate their commitment to this solution to take urgent steps in order to reverse the current negative trends on the ground including continued acts of violence and ongoing settlement activity and to start meaningful direct negotiations.
He reiterated that a negotiated two-state solution should meet the legitimate aspirations of both sides including the Palestinians’ right to statehood and sovereignty fully end the occupation that began in 1967 satisfy Israel’s security needs and resolve all permanent status issues on the basis of United Nations Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) and also relevant Security Council resolutions.
The Participants highlighted the potential for security stability and prosperity for both parties that could result from a peace agreement. They expressed their readiness to exert necessary efforts toward the achievement of the two-state solution and to contribute substantially to arrangements for ensuring the sustainability of a negotiated peace agreement in particular in the areas of political and economic incentives the consolidation of Palestinian state capacities and civil society dialogue according to his statements.
However the concluding statement avoided to condemn US President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem.
