KABUL – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mohammad Haneef Atmar, in a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestine, Mr. Riyad Al-Maliki, condemned the escalation of attacks and encroachment on the Palestinian people during the holy month of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr, calling the bloody attacks unacceptable for the Islamic countries and the world’s peace-loving nations. Minister Atmar called for an immediate end to the violence in the region.
Minister Atmar conveyed H.E. President Ashraf Ghani and the people of Afghanistan’s deepest condolences to the Palestinian government and people for the martyrdom of dozens of civilians, including women and children, and prayed for swift recovery of the injured.
Expressing Afghan people’s solidarity with the suffering people of Palestine, Minister Atmar stated that Afghanistan supported the legitimate right of the Palestinian people to an independent state, within the borders set out in the 1967 UN Security Council Resolution.
During the meeting, Mr. Al-Maliki thanked the Foreign Minister for expressing sympathy and called the support of the Islamic and other peace-loving countries important and valuable for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.
Minister Atmar invited Mr. Maliki to visit Afghanistan at his convenience.
