HIBAPRESS
San Marino's Foreign Minister, Luca Beccari, announced last Saturday evening his country's official recognition of the State of Palestine as a sovereign and independent state, within secure and internationally recognized borders, in line with United Nations resolutions, during his speech at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The minister described the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the West Bank as an unbearable disaster, calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the release of hostages, and ensuring safe and unhindered access to humanitarian aid for civilians, stressing that the collective punishment of the Palestinian people through bombing, starvation, and displacement is unjustified.
Beccari pointed out that the continuous settlement expansion, including sensitive projects such as the (E1) project, along with the destruction in Gaza, threatens the possibility of achieving peace, stressing that the recognition of the State of Palestine is a necessary step to affirm the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to establish their state, and to promote just and sustainable peace efforts, including supporting Palestine's accession as a full member of the United Nations.
