India Reaffirms Support For Palestine, Backs Negotiated Two-State Solution
Indian officials met with Palestinian representatives to reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution and discuss humanitarian aid for Gaza. The talks focused on strengthening development partnerships in health and education sectors.
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This highlights India's ongoing diplomatic balancing act in the Middle East, maintaining strong ties with both Israel and Palestine while advocating for regional stability.
India reaffirmed its consistent support for the Palestinian people and a negotiated two-state solution for the region during talks between Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Secretary (Consular, Passport and Visa, and Overseas Indian Affairs) Sripriya Ranganathan and Palestine's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Varsen Aghabekian Shahin here.Ranganathan, who is on an official visit to Palestine, called on Shahin on Tuesday and discussed the full range of India-Palestine relations, with a focus on developments in Gaza, humanitarian needs and India's longstanding development partnership with the Palestinian people.The meeting marked Ranganathan's first engagement during her official visit to Palestine.The Indian Representative Office in Ramallah, in an official statement, said that the two sides discussed India-Palestine relations, the situation in Gaza, humanitarian assistance and India's development partnership with the Palestinian people."Secretary reaffirmed India's consistent support for the Palestinian people and negotiated two-State solution," the statement said.Ranganathan also conveyed India's concern over the…
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