Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s envoy to the UN, says that the “root cause of instability in the Middle East remains the unresolved question of Palestine and the continued Israeli occupation of the Arab lands”.

Addressing the UN Security Council, Ahmad adds that ending occupation and realising a Palestinian state through the two-state solution is “the only pathway to a just, lasting and comprehensive peace for all in the region”.

“Pakistan will continue to support that objective, while reaffirming its unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and their just cause,” he adds.