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Foreign Secretary's bilateral meeting with the Palestinian Foreign Minister, 8 January 2018

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson met with the Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al Malki to discuss the strong UK-Palestinian relationship.

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson
Published
8 January 2018
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and the Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al Malki.

Speaking after the meeting the Foreign Secretary said:

The UK-Palestinian relationship is strong and long-standing and it was a pleasure to meet Foreign Minister Riyad al Malki to discuss our shared desire to strengthen it further.

During our productive talks I reiterated the UK鈥檚 commitment to supporting the Palestinian people and the two-state solution, the urgent need for renewed peace negotiations, and the UK鈥檚 clear and longstanding position on the status of Jerusalem: it should be determined in a negotiated settlement between the Israelis and the Palestinians, and Jerusalem should ultimately be the shared capital of the Israeli and Palestinian states.

I look forward to continuing good relations with Riyad al Malki and our Palestinian friends throughout 2018 and beyond.

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Published 8 January 2018