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Thank you very much and thank you Maxim. Yes, thank you.

Minister, Excellencies, Ambassadors, distinguished delegates,

thank you all very much for being here. Thank you for your continuing partnership.

CIFA's commitment to supporting Palestine and the Palestinian people during this very difficult period.

I thank the European Union and the Kingdom of Belgium for convening this important meeting at such a critical juncture.

I also wish to express my sincere appreciation to the co-chairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Norway. As well as the participating states.

And institutions for sustaining and advancing the important process initiated in September 24 which led to the New York Declaration at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025.

I also wish to express our strong solidarity with our Arab partners, who were subjected to Iranian attacks. During the recent war.

And our firm rejection of any violations of their sovereignty and security.

We gather today at a moment defined by both immense tragedy and a narrow but real opportunity to move from war towards a just and lasting peace,

grounded in the two-state solution.

The lessons of the recent years are very clear to me. War has not produced peace. Siege has not produced security. Occupation has not produced stability. Forced displacement will not produce legitimacy. Annexation will never produce coexistence. Only a just and lasting peace. Can do that.

Friends, we believe that the New York Declaration and the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 provide together,

along with other international UN.

Resolutions provide us with a framework through which we can stabilize Gaza. Restore governance. Address the security needs of all parties. Relaunch the Palestinian economy.

And advance towards independent Palestinian statehood based on the relevant UN resolutions.

But in order to do that, we need to leverage them properly, and I think there are 3 interrelated priority areas to help us. Leverage this framework.

One is the situation in Gaza and the need to deal with it.

Second, the realities on the ground in the West Bank and the need to deal with it.

And thirdly, issues to do with institutional and security reform in Palestine, which we are undertaking. Let me begin with Gaza.

The guardian principle on Gaza must remain clear,

and I think what I'm going to say is very much aligned with what the New York Declaration talked about in terms of Gaza. Gaza is not a humanitarian file alone.

It's an integral part of the state of Palestine.

The successful implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 must lead to the swift execution of the transitional arrangements that enable the full return of the Palestinian Authority to governing Gaza. And the institutional reunification. Of Gaza and the West Bank.

We stand ready to engage in the implementation of the transitional arrangements in partnership with the Office of the High Representative Board of Peace,

as well as regional and international partners, in full alignment with international law.

This includes reestablishing law and order, restoring essential services and coordinating reconstruction efforts.

To support these efforts, we have established a dedicated liaison committee at the Prime Minister's office.

It would serve as a central platform for coordination with the Office of the High Representative, ensuring alignment of international efforts,

facilitating timely decision making, enhancing implementation on the ground,

and managing the handover of Gaza governance to the Palestinian Authority. In due course.

A key pillar of stabilization in Gaza is a unified and comprehensive security framework.

This should be done through the implementation of the policy of one state, one government, one law and one gun.

The gradual and responsible collection of arms from all armed groups.

And also the full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

Our common objective of achieving one security structure under the legitimate authority should guide the effective coordination between the international stabilization force.

Palestinian Authority, security institutions and other international actors. Security must not be fragmented. It must be institutional, accountable.

Rooted in the rule of law and sovereignty.

Turning to the situation in the West Bank, we must be clear. The Palestinian people's rights.

And the Palestinian Authority is being systematically undermined by Israeli policies and actions,

especially on the security and the economic fronts.

The continued escalation of violence, settlement expansion, annexation and terrorism,

which continue with full impunity and with the support of the Israeli occupying forces,

are not only violations of international law. And of basic human rights.

They also fundamentally undermine the viability of the two-state solution.

These are not isolated developments they reflect a deliberate trajectory that must be reversed.

The protection of Palestinian civilians is an urgent priority.

We call for strengthened international mechanisms to ensure accountability and safeguard vulnerable communities,

including the disarmament of the Israeli settlers. Based on the Security Council Resolution 904. Israel as the occupying power.

Bears full responsibility for the protection of the Palestinian population and must take immediate steps to halt its illegal unilateral measures that jeopardize peace.

Equally The continued withholding of our clearance revenues and the restrictions imposed on our banking system by Israel have created a deep fiscal and economic crisis,

weakened our governance and institutional resilience, eroded public trust. And undermine the two-state solution.

Israel's illegal actions on security,

economic and financial fronts must be urgently and decisively addressed and without delay.

Let me now turn to the issue of Palestinian institutional and security reform. Security is not achieved through force alone. It's built through strong and legitimate institutions. The Palestinian Authority has made significant progress.

In advancing its comprehensive reform agenda, particularly in strengthening the rule of law, enhancing transparency. And improving service delivery.

Our security sector reform efforts, with the support of our international partners,

are focused on building a professional, accountable and civilian controlled security apparatus.

We are investing in policing and building a strong justice system to ensure that our institutions serve our people and uphold their rights.

These reforms are not theoretical, they are already underway.

They reflect our commitment to good governance and to fulfilling our state responsibilities.

These reforms are not undertaken in isolation,

they are part of preparing for the Palestinian state independence. In order to assume our full responsibilities.

We welcome the opportunity to draw on international experience in stabilization and post conflict recovery.

However, any successful security framework must be nationally owned. Politically anchored.

Aligned with the goal of ending the occupation and achieving independence.

In this context, we value the role of the European Union,

the United States and other international partners and their contributions to border management,

the rule of law and institutional support in Palestine.

Such efforts are essential, but they must be part of a broader political strategy that leads to sovereignty.

Finally, Excellencies, we must ensure coherence between immediate actions and long term objectives.

Stabilisation without a political pathway will not hold. Security without sovereignty.

Will not endure The choice before us, therefore,

is very clear security for future generations of Palestinians and Israelis cannot be separated from justice,

dignity and freedom.

A sustainable peace requires not only arrangements on the ground,

but a clear and irreversible path towards ending the occupation.

And realizing the independent state of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital. The Palestinian people seek not only safety. But their rightful place among nations.

Let us seize this moment, not to manage the conflict, but to end it justly,

decisively and once and for all, on the basis of justice and international law. Thank you. Thank you.

And now I kindly ask the media to leave the room so we can.