Doha, July 27 (QNA) - The ministerial meeting hosted by France and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will convene at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday and Tuesday.

The meeting is expected to be attended by Prime Minister of Palestine, Mohammad Shtayyeh, alongside several ministers from around the world. Israel and the United States will not participate in this meeting.

Presided over by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, alongside Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Jean-Noel Barrot, the meeting constitutes a joint French-Saudi initiative aimed at revitalizing the momentum of the peace process between the Palestinians and Israelis.

This meeting was scheduled to be held at the highest level upon the call of the United Nations General Assembly last June but was postponed due to the Israeli assault on Iran.

Subsequently, it was agreed to hold the meeting at the ministerial level as a precursor to an anticipated summit scheduled for September within the framework of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

A statement was put out on Jun. 17 by the joint presidency 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, represented by Saudi Arabia and France, alongside the Co-Chairs of the Conference's Working Groups, namely Qatar, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Norway, Senegal, Spain, Turkiye, and the United Kingdom, in addition to the European Union and the Arab League.

The statement expressed the utmost concern over the ongoing escalation and the recent developments in the region that prompted the suspension of this conference.

It underscored the full commitment to ensuring the continuation of the conference to ultimately achieve the intended objectives.

In essence, the statement highlighted that the status quo requires doubling down on the efforts to respect international law and nations' sovereignty more than ever, in addition to reinforcing peace, freedom, and dignity for all nations in the region.

Furthermore, the statement reiterated the unwavering support for all efforts aimed at ending the war in Gaza, achieving a just and enduring settlement for the Palestinian cause through the enforcement of the two-state solution, and ensuring peace and stability for all nations in the region.

The State of Qatar confirms its full support for the two-state solution and stresses the importance of taking irreversible steps to achieve this solution that ensures the establishment of the independent and sovereign Palestinian State on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital and pushes back on any attempt to undertake either demographic or regional change in this state.

In the same context, a joint Qatari-French statement was issued last June at the conclusion of the third annual Strategic Dialogue between the two countries in Paris, co-chaired by HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, and HE Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, Jean-Noel Barrot.

The statement, in question, called for a ceasefire and the release of all remaining hostages and prisoners in the Gaza Strip, in addition to reaching a long-term political solution that will offer the best hope for the victims of this conflict on all sides and achieving a pathway to a two-state solution.

Accordingly, Barrot reiterated their opposition to any forced displacement of Gazans, as this act constitutes a grave violation of international law and a key factor of instability in the entire region.

For his part, HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs welcomed the international meeting which is slated to convene under the presidency of France and Saudi Arabia to enforce the two-state solution.

Both sides further indicated that such efforts are the only way to achieve the enduring peace and security for the Israelis and the Palestinians, thereby ensuring the stability in the entire region.

They affirmed that the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution would serve as a catalyst toward that objective by formulating a credible roadmap for the implementation of this solution in which the two countries would be able to live side-by-side in peace within their internationally recognized borders.