FM Cho reaffirms Korea's support for 'two-state solution' in call with Palestinian counterpart

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Thursday reaffirmed Korea's continued support for a "two-state solution" to the Israel-Palestine conflict in his first phone talks with his Palestinian counterpart, Seoul's foreign ministry said. Cho spoke by phone with Palestine's Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin, as he expressed "deep concern" over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid the escalating conflict, the ministry said in a release. "Minister Cho called for an immediate ceasefire and swift improvement in humanitarian conditions, reaffirmed Seoul's consistent support for a two-state solution and conveyed concern over measures that undermine it, such as (Israel's) settlement construction," the ministry said. A two-state solution calls for Israel and Palestine to co-exist in peace, creating an independent Palestinian state separate from the state of Israel without undermining Israel's sovereignty. It is an approach long supported by the international community. Cho noted that Korea has been providing humanitarian assistance to civilians affected by the conflict in Gaza and pledged toWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times