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Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas heads to India next week
Friday September 07, 2012 06:23:27 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Amid the
flux in West Asia, India will reinforce its commitment to the
Palestinian cause and will sign three pacts during the visit of
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas next week.
Accompanied a host of senior ministers, Abbas will be here on his
second state visit to India and his fourth to the country.
Abbas will hold delegation-level talks with Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh Sep 11 on a wide range of issues to bolster
developmental partnership between the two sides. The two sides are
expected to discuss a slew of issues, including the faltering
peace process.
After the talks, the two sides will ink MOUs for cooperation in
ICT, vocational training and constructing schools in Palestine.
The Palestinian leader will also call on President Pranab
Mukherjee and meet External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna. He will
be accompanied by senior ministers.
During the visit, India is expected to reiterate its support for
the Palestinian cause and solidarity with the Palestinian people.
"India has called for an end to illegal Israeli settlements in the
occupied Palestinian territories and had welcomed the 'direct
talks' between the Israelis and the Palestinians," the external
affairs ministry said here ahead of the visit.
"The visit will also provide an opportunity for reviewing the
entire gamut of bilateral relations, the Middle East Peace
Process, regional and international issues of common concern and
in particular the political turmoil in West Asia," the ministry
said.
India has backed the Arab Peace Plan, which calls for withdrawal
of Israel to pre-1967 borders, along with recognition of Israel
and the establishment of the State of Palestine with East
Jerusalem as its capital.
A fervent supporter of Palestine in multilateral fora, India has
robustly supported the Palestinian application for membership of
UN in 2011. India also supported Palestine in gaining membership
in UNESCO in October 2011.
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