“Met President Mahmoud Abbas in New York. Reiterated India’s assist for early restoration of peace and stability within the area. Exchanged views of additional strengthening long-standing friendship with the individuals of Palestine,” Modi mentioned in a publish on X.
“PM @narendramodi met H.E. Mahmoud Abbas, President of Palestine, on the sidelines of UNGA as we speak,” Ministry of Exterior Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned in a publish on X.
Modi “expressed deep concern on the humanitarian scenario in Gaza and reaffirmed India’s continued assist to the individuals of Palestine,” the publish added.
PM Modi arrived in New York on Saturday after attending the Quad Leaders’ Summit in Wilmington, Delaware, the place he additionally had bilateral discussions with US President Joe Biden.
Modi addressed 1000’s of members of the Indian-American neighborhood on the ‘Modi&US’ mega neighborhood occasion in Lengthy Island Sunday afternoon. He additionally interacted with the highest tech leaders and CEOs of the US in a roundtable convention. Later within the day, he held bilateral discussions with world leaders.
India has underscored its dedication in direction of a simply, peaceable and lasting answer to the Israel-Palestine concern and reiterated that solely a two-state answer achieved via direct and significant negotiations between each side will result in enduring peace.
The UN Workplace for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), citing Ministry of Well being in Gaza estimates, has mentioned that between October 7, 2023 and September 16 this 12 months, at the very least 41,226 Palestinians have been killed and 95,413 injured.
In keeping with the Israeli navy and official Israeli sources cited within the media, greater than 1,542 Israelis and international nationals have been killed throughout this era, the bulk on October 7, when Hamas attacked Israel.