Press Release No. 14

22 February 2007

Statement by External Affairs Ministry’s Official Spokesperson on the Agreement in Mecca for the formation of the National Unity Government in Palestine

India has always supported the establishment of a sovereign, independent, viable State of Palestine, within well-defined and recognized borders, living side by side at peace with the State of Israel, through a negotiated solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and in keeping with relevant UN resolution. In this context, India has noted the efforts underway towards the formation of a Palestinian Government of National Unity, in the expectation of a resumption of dialogue on the Israel-Palestine track.

New Delhi

20 February 2007

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