Speaker of Shura Council: Arab Position Rejects Deal of the Century
08 February 2020
HE Speaker of the Shura Council Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud stressed that Arab position at all levels of government, parliament and people totally rejects the so-called deal of the century.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of his participation in the 30th extraordinary conference of Inter-Parliamentary Union (APU) in Jordan, His Excellency said that the deal of the century is rejected because it does not meet the basic requirements of the Palestinian people, pointing to the united Arab position regarding the Palestinian cause as there is an agreement among all on the establishment of two states living side by side in peace.
He added that there will be no solution to peace without establishing an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, stressing that this is the clear and consistent Arab position.
HE the Speaker of the Shura Council stressed that the State of Qatar, under the leadership of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, has clear stance regarding the Palestinian cause, which is Qatar stands with the Palestinian people, with the rights of the Palestinian people, and with any solution to peace, provided that it fulfills the basic conditions for the establishment of the Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.