Malki receives a copy of the credentials of the new representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the State of Palestine

Minister of Foreign Affairs and expatriates Dr. Riad Malki received a copy of the credentials of the representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the State of Palestine Mr. Kees van Baar at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and expatriates this afternoon.

Minister Dr. Maliki welcomed Mr. Van Bar, briefed him on the latest political developments in the Palestinian issue, and reviewed the ongoing Israeli violations of the Palestinian people's right to arrest and abuse, and the demolition of houses and establishments. Minister Dr. Malki touched on the state of anticipation that Palestine is living in the light of the decisions of the United States Administration after the recognition of Jerusalem as the unified capital of the Israeli occupying Power and its impact on the Palestinian issue, and in this context Malki confirmed that the American workshop held in Bahrain received a rejection Full of the Palestinian leadership, explaining that this is a violation of international resolutions on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

In his turn,  ambassador van Bar expressed his pleasure in receiving his duties in Palestine, praised the strong relationship between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the State of Palestine, and stressed the need to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation with various Palestinian institutions and startups to achieve the desired goals, stressing the position of the government And people in various fields to support Palestine to end the Israeli occupation and guarantee the rights of the Palestinian people to establish an independent Palestinian state, stressing the position of his country in support of the two-state solution on the lines of the fourth of June and its capital Al-Quds Al-Sharif, explaining that the introduction of any American economic initiatives should be Within a political context that meets the Palestinians ' right.

At the end of the meeting, Minister Malki expressed the readiness of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and expatriates in all sectors to provide facilities for the work of Mr. Van Bar, and wished him success in his new tasks in the State of Palestine, stressing the importance of strengthening cooperation between the two countries.

The meeting was attended by Ambassador Amal Jadou, Assistant Secretary for Europe, first advisor Abeer Ramahi, Chief of Protocol at the Ministry, and third Secretary Camelia Arouri of the media unit, Third Secretary Dania Desouky of the minister's Office.