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Lasting peace in West Asia cannot be achieved without just solution to Palestinian issue: Russia

Saturday, 20 September 2025 11:13 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 20 September 2025 11:13 AM ]

Spokeswoman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova (photo by TASS news agency)

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says lasting and genuine peace in West Asia cannot be achieved without a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue, emphasizing that the settlement of the decades-long conflict remains the cornerstone for achieving stability in the region.

Speaking at a press conference in the Russian capital of Moscow on Friday, the ministry’s spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said justice in the question of Palestine is the foundation of any sustainable peace agreement in West Asia.

She stressed that Russia continues to believe in the necessity of establishing an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East al-Quds as its capital, in accordance with relevant international resolutions.

Zakharova added that Russia views the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as a major obstacle to progress toward peace.

The senior Russian diplomat underlined that the international community must take firm positions against such policies, and that diplomatic pressure should continue to guarantee the right of Palestinians to self-determination.

The remarks come as a growing number of countries are pledging to recognize the Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting next week.

In the spring of 2024, several European and Caribbean nations, including Barbados, Ireland, Jamaica, Norway and Spain, formally recognized the Palestinian state.

At the time, Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “to listen to the world and stop the humanitarian catastrophe we are seeing in Gaza.”

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Most recently, Australia, Belgium, Canada and France have announced plans to recognize the Palestinian state.

Meanwhile, the United Kingdom has conditionally said it will recognize a Palestinian state if Israel does not meet criteria that include agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump has blasted the calls for recognition.

France and Saudi Arabia will co-host a meeting on Palestinian recognition during the UNGA on September 22 in New York.

As of April this year, some 147 countries, representing 75 percent of UN members, had already recognized Palestinian statehood.

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