The leaders of the BRICS countries called on the international community to support direct negotiations that lead to the establishment of a sovereign State of Palestine.
The final declaration published after the summit said: “We call on the international community to support direct negotiations on the basis of international law, including the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the United Nations General Assembly, as well as the Arab Peace Initiative aimed at implementing the two-state solution, establishing a sovereign State of Palestine.” “.
The leaders of the BRICS countries expressed their concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Palestine, “resulting from the escalation of violence in the context of the continuing Israeli occupation and the expansion of illegal settlements,” according to the final declaration.
The heads of state praised the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and called for more international assistance to improve the humanitarian situation of the Palestinian people, according to the final declaration.
