Saudi Arabia, EU, Norway Lead Ninth Global Alliance Meeting on Two-State Solution Implementation
Saudi Arabia, the European Union, and Norway jointly chaired the ninth meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution on Monday, bringing together representatives from 83 countries and international organizations.
The meeting, hosted in Brussels by the EU in collaboration with Belgium’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, included Saudi representation by Manal Radwan, Minister Plenipotentiary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In her address, Radwan highlighted that the key challenge now is transforming the fragile ceasefire into lasting progress toward peace. She emphasized that security and a political resolution are closely linked, warning that stability without a credible political path forward will remain temporary.
She pointed to the importance of implementing UN Security Council Resolution 2803, alongside a comprehensive plan supporting peace efforts, as an opportunity to align ceasefire measures, humanitarian aid, governance, security, and reconstruction within a unified framework.
Radwan also stressed the urgency of ensuring unrestricted humanitarian aid delivery while advancing early recovery and reconstruction in a coordinated way that avoids duplication. She reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s full support for the Palestinian government’s reform program, describing it as a step toward its return to Gaza while maintaining the unity of Gaza and the West Bank. She underscored that stability cannot replace sovereignty.
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Addressing security concerns, she noted that disarmament must be handled within a broader political and institutional framework based on legitimacy, with the ultimate goal of establishing a Palestinian state. She warned of escalating tensions in the West Bank that threaten the two-state solution and stressed that protecting Palestinian civilians is essential to achieving stability.
Radwan further expressed support for initiatives that strengthen protection, uphold the rule of law, and build institutional capacity within Palestinian bodies, including the police and judicial sectors. She added that any security arrangements must respect international law and avoid reinforcing occupation.
She also emphasized that any international stabilization force should be temporary and designed to support, not replace, Palestinian institutions. Regional security, she noted, is inseparable from Palestinian security.
Finally, Radwan stated that achieving sustainable peace requires a comprehensive approach that addresses mutual security concerns, respects sovereignty, and prevents further escalation. She highlighted the New York Declaration as an important framework linking security arrangements to a credible political pathway, reiterating that lasting stability must lead to the creation of an independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. Saudi Arabia, she affirmed, remains committed to working with its partners to achieve a just and comprehensive peace.
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