Indonesia Urges Immediately Recognition Of Palestinian State And Implementation Of Resolution Ending Israel's Population

JAKARTA - Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi urged immediate recognition of the Palestinian State, as well as the implementation of the UN General Assembly's resolution regarding the end of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.

He conveyed this when attending a Ministerial Meeting on Situations in Gaza and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution as a Path to Fair and Comprehensive Peace.

In his speech, Minister Retno emphasized the importance of recognition of the Palestinian State, which he considered a crucial step towards realizing a two-state solution.

He stressed that this recognition not only gives hope to the Palestinian people, but is also an important way to put political pressure on Israel to stop atrocities.

Minister Retno rejected the views of several countries delaying Palestinian recognition on the grounds of waiting for "the right time".

"When is the right time? For me, the time is now. We don't want to wait until all Palestinians are expelled or up to 100,000 people are killed to think that is the right time," he said, launching a statement from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Friday, September 27.

On the same occasion, Foreign Minister Retno also highlighted the urgency of implementing the UN General Assembly's ES-10/24 resolution which demanded Israel end its illegal presence in the Palestinian Population Area.

He stressed that hope for peace would be destroyed if UN member states did not have the courage and heart to pressure a country to comply with the resolution.

"Indonesia urges all countries to ensure that the implementation of the resolution actually takes place," he concluded.