Kenya supports Palestinian push for independence and is considering its request for land to build an embassy in Nairobi.
President
Uhuru Kenyatta welcomed the proposal for an embassy when he met
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas at the Bayan Palace in Kuwait city
Wednesday.
He also said the government would continue to support the Palestinian cause for an independent State.
”Kenya,
alongside other like-minded countries, voted in favour of a resolution
of the UN General Assembly to grant Palestine the status of a non-member
State of the UN,” President Kenyatta said.
He added:
“Kenya acknowledges the interest of Palestine to re-open its Embassy in
Nairobi and what has been requested will be considered.”
The Palestine administration has requested land to build a chancery in Nairobi.
President
Kenyatta encouraged peaceful settlement of the dispute between
Palestine and Israel, and expressed his support to the Quartet Peace
Plan and the Annapolis Declarations, which affirm the commitment to the
peaceful co-existence of the two states, Palestine and Israel.
ROADMAP TO RESOLVE CONFLICT
The
Quartet Peace Plan is a road map to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict, while Annapolis Declaration is the joint understanding by the
two to end bloodshed, suffering and decades of conflict.
“A
lasting solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict will immensely
contribute to international peace and security,” said the President.
President Kenyatta had a busy schedule attending the summit and meeting various heads of state.
He
met the Amir of Kuwait His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber
Al-Sabah and restated the commitment of his Government to work closely
with Kuwait and other Arab countries to strengthen economic and cultural
ties.
He also met Presidents Macky Sall of Senegal, Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo and Paul Kagame of Rwanda.
During
the separate meetings, President Kenyatta said Kenya would work with
like-minded leaders for peace in the region, Africa and the world.
The Daily Nation
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