State leader hosts Special Envoy of Palestinian President

State President Luong Cuong (R) and Prof. Riad Malki, Special Envoy of the Palestinian President. (Photo: VNA)

During a reception for the Special Envoy in Hanoi on December 26, Cuong highlighted the historical bond between Viet Nam and Palestine, a friendship nurtured through shared struggles for national independence and liberation, as well as by successive generations of their leaders and people.

Viet Nam consistently supports the Palestinian people's just struggle for national independence and the two-state solution, with an independent Palestinian State living peacefully alongside the State of Israel, in line with international law and relevant United Nations (UN) resolutions, he said, affirming that Viet Nam has repeatedly called on all parties concerned to immediately cease fire, end hostilities and violence, respect international humanitarian law, protect civilians, and further increase emergency humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people.

He said Viet Nam welcomes and supports all international mediation and reconciliation efforts aimed at achieving a durable and fair peaceful solution in the Middle East. He reaffirmed Viet Nam's consistent stance on strongly supporting the two-state solution, which includes the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian State based on the pre-1967 border, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with international law and relevant UN resolutions.

Viet Nam is ready to cooperate with Palestine and the international community, within its capabilities, to contribute to humanitarian aid efforts along with mediation and reconciliation activities to achieve this essential goal, he asserted.

The Special Envoy, for his part, conveyed a letter from Palestianian President Mahmoud Abbas expressing a desire to further foster cooperation with Viet Nam.

Admiring the remarkable achievements Viet Nam has made, he praised the country as a model of success in national construction and development.

He also shared the latest developments regarding the situation in Palestine and expressed profound gratitude for Viet Nam's unwavering stance on supporting the legitimate and inviolable rights of the Palestinian people.

At the meeting, both sides agreed on the need to actively share ideas to bolster collaboration in promising fields. This includes continuing mutual support at international forums and organisations, especially the UN. They will also step up bilateral cooperation mechanisms, firstly the political consultation mechanism between the two foreign ministries, and increase in exchanges between friendship and people’s solidarity associations to reinforce the countries' unity and mutual understanding.

Malki vowed close coordination to accelerate the realisation of commitments and outcomes of this visit to further strengthen the bilateral solidarity, traditional friendship and cooperation, meeting the expectations of leaders and people of both nations.

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung received Special Envoy of the President and Advisor for International Affairs of Palestine Riad Malki in Hanoi on December 25.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (right) receives Special Envoy of the President and Advisor for International Affairs of Palestine Riad Malki in Hanoi on December 25. (Photo: VNA)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son affirmed that Vietnam always highly valued relations with traditional friends, including Palestine, and expressed Vietnam’s deep sympathy over the immense hardships and challenges faced by the State and people of Palestine amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza. He stressed the need for an immediate and lasting ceasefire to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, as well as the enhancement of humanitarian aid efforts to provide essential support to the Palestinian people.

At the meeting between Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung (right) and Special Envoy of the President and Advisor for International Affairs of Palestine Riad Malki in Hanoi on December 25. (Photo: VNA)

Source: VNA