British News Agency

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced that a bilateral political consultation meeting between the State of Palestine and Iceland was held at the ministry's headquarters in Ramallah.

According to a statement from the Palestinian Foreign Ministry, the meeting was chaired on the Palestinian side by Ambassador and Counsellor Alev Ghada Arafat, Director General for European Affairs, and on the Icelandic side by Helga Hafliðadóttir, Director of Foreign and Political Affairs.

Appreciation for Iceland's support for UNRWA

During the meeting, the Palestinian side welcomed Iceland's principled stance on the rights of the Palestinian people, its development assistance and, in particular, its increased financial contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Latest developments in the Palestinian territories discussed

During the meeting, Palestinian officials provided the Icelandic delegation with detailed information on the latest developments in the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, as well as the humanitarian crisis facing the Palestinian people.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the delegations of both countries agreed to strengthen bilateral relations between Palestine and Iceland and to continue consultations and coordination on regional and international issues of mutual concern.