from Daily Sabah
In Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, a “Statement of Intent” document was signed. The significance of this document lies in the fact that it represents a “strong and joint declaration of will” with the participation of most countries in the region, as well as the attendance of Western leaders.
The document bears the signatures of U.S. President Donald Trump, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. These signatures carry the potential to pave the way for diplomatic progress aimed at bringing lasting peace.
Erdoğan, after stating that “it would be wrong to regard the agreement as a document that solves the Palestinian issue,” once again emphasized that the only solution lies in “the establishment of an independent, sovereign and territorially contiguous Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, based on the 1967 borders.”
The declaration sets out a general framework. It is not an agreement text that produces a lasting solution to the Israeli question. However, it is important in terms of creating pressure for the smooth advancement of the second and third phases of the Gaza Plan and for Israel to keep its promises...
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