Azerbaijan, Baku, 18 September / Trend / Together with other Arab
states, the United Nations will continue to participate in regulating the situation
in Palestine, and also in acceleration of conclusion of truce between Palestine
and Israel.
At the briefing of the UN Security Council, dedicated to regulation of the situation
in the region, the co-rapporteurs made proposals to increase humanitarian
assistance to the inhabitants of autonomy, Vesti television channel reported on
19 September.
The co-rapporteurs added that in comparison
with the last year, the situation on the West Bank stabilized, security in the
country reached higher level.
Furthermore, less people perished on the borders with Egypt and Israel.
According to the Security Council, the basic problem remains checkpoints on the
border with Gaza Strip, which impedes economic development in the region. Additionally
this negatively affects the medical care of the inhabitants of autonomy.
At the end of September, the Middle Eastern quartet - Russia, USA, United Nations, European Union - will hold a session to resolve the questions of checkpoint, and also on an increase in the humanitarian assistance to population.
The co-rapporteurs stated at the meeting that the agreement in Annapolis, which was reached last year, is not followed both by the local government and HAMAS
that controls the Gaza Strip. Therefore, it is necessary to increase pressure
on the government of autonomy, and also on HAMAS so that the Gaza Strip and the
West Bank could reunite into a single state.
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