Parliament Condemns US Peace Plan for Middle East

Source: AA

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In a joint declaration, Turkey's parliament condemned the US' "peace plan for the Middle East."

Describing the so-called "deal of the century," as a "plan of instability and conflict," the lawmakers underlined that it excluded Palestinians, "one of the two parts" of the dispute between Israel and Palestine.

"[The plan] is against UN decisions and the perspective of the two-state solution," the declaration said, accusing it of seeking to turn the occupation of Palestine into its annexation.

The declaration stressed that Turkey would never back any initiative, "which ignores fundamental rights and freedoms of Palestinians."

Turkey would continue to protect the fundamental rights of Palestinians in the international areas, it added.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), its ally Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), the İYİ (Good) Party, and the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) signed the declaration.

On Tuesday (January 28), US President Donald Trump released his long-delayed plan, dubbed the "deal of the century" to end the Israel-Palestine dispute, at a press conference at the White House where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was present, while Palestinian authorities were not represented.

During the news conference, Trump referred to Jerusalem as "Israel's undivided capital". (EKN/VK)