UN Palestine peace conference suspended amid regional escalation

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The co-chairs of a United Nations conference on the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine have suspended the high-level segment of the event, citing “recent developments and continued escalation in the region.”

In a joint statement, the co-chairs, France and Saudi Arabia, said the suspension was necessary but affirmed their commitment to continuing the conference’s work through other means to advance the implementation of the two-state solution.

“These events are a stark reminder of the fragility of the current situation and the urgent need to restore calm, uphold international law, and reinvigorate diplomacy,” the statement said.

These roundtables are intended to build on the contributions of the conference’s Working Groups and will “serve to consolidate clear and coordinated commitments and reaffirm the collective resolve to implement the two-State solution.”

The co-chairs said they would announce a new date for the high-level segment “at the soonest possible opportunity,” in line with their commitment to the conference’s objectives.

The statement was issued by the co-chairs of the “United Nations High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution” — France and Saudi Arabia — and the co-chairs of its Working Groups: Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Norway, Qatar, Senegal, Spain, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the League of Arab States.

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