Palestine on BRICS Agenda

Palestine on BRICS agenda

To have India and the UAE on board with a resolution starkly targeting Israel is a feat of sorts, more so when it occurs in New Delhi.

BRICS reaffirms call for 'independent' state of Palestine with East Jerusalem as capital, and it's not good news for US and Israel

The BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting recently concluded with a significant push for the creation of an independent and viable State of Palestine. This development, finalized at the conclusion of the summit, explicitly calls for a sovereign state within the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem serving as its capital, The Hindu reported. While the group found common ground on the issue of Palestinian statehood, the summit was far from a total cons…

BRICS reaffirms support for Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as capital

BRICS foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi recently reaffirmed support for an independent and viable State of Palestine based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, according to the Chair’s Statement issued after the two-day summit. The ministers also backed full United Nations membership for Palestine and reiterated support for a two-state solution in line with international law and relevant UN resolutions. The statement…