Ramallah – June 24, 2025 – Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel in a statement issued on Tuesday.

In his statement, Al Sheikh called for an end to the ongoing aggression against the Palestinian people in general, and the people in the Gaza Strip in particular. Al Sheikh also called for the launch of a political process leading to an end to the Israeli occupation, in addition to the need to implement international law and international legitimacy.

Ramallah, Friday, June 13, 2025 – Vice President of the State of Palestine, Mr. Hussein Al Sheikh, held a series of phone calls with the Arab foreign ministers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt, to discuss the recent developments in the region and their implications.

The Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Minister Hussein al-Sheikh, met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his deputy, Mr. Mikhail Bogdanov.

During the talks, which took place today, Tuesday, in the Russian capital, Moscow, the two parties exchanged views on the current situation in the Middle East, with a focus on the prospects for a Palestinian-Israeli settlement.

They also raised prospects of restoring Palestinian national unity in accordance with the political program of the PLO, as well as possible bilateral issues to further strengthen Russian-Palestinian relations.

FM Lavrov stressed Russia’s firm readiness to continue supporting the efforts of the Palestinian leadership to implement the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state within the 1967 borders, and to live in peace and security alongside Israel.

The Russian Foreign Minister also expressed his sincere condolences over the tragic death of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, and expressed support of PLO leadership’s request to conduct a comprehensive and objective investigation into her murder. The Russian Foreign Ministry had earlier conducted in-depth consultations between Mr. Hussein Al-Sheikh and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia and Special Representative for the Middle East and Africa, Mr. Mikhail Bogdanov.

Member of the PLO’s Executive Committee, Hussein AlSheikh, stressed that the instructions of the Israeli Prime minister, Naftali Bennett, to his army to operate without restrictions and to be unleashed in the West Bank are a call for murder and abuse.

“We call on the international community with all its institutions to deter this disorder and place pressure to stop it,” he said in a tweet.

Hussein al-Sheikh, member of the PLO’s Executive Committee and Fatah’s Central Committee, discussed today during a meeting in Ramallah with US envoy Hady Amr several files, including bilateral relations and issues related to the situation with Israel as well as regional and international issues.

The PLO official discussed the credibility of the international community, which he stressed is at stake, adding that “international legitimacy should not be divided and double standards shouldn’t be applied to the implementation of UN resolutions.”

“It is time for those decisions to be implemented and the Israeli occupation to leave our land,” said al-Sheikh in a tweet.

The PLO Executive Committee member, Hussein AlSheikh, condemned the targeting of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its oil facilities.

AlSheikh tweeted: “We affirm our solidarity with the Kingdom, its people and its leadership, led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman.”

The PLO Executive Committee member, Hussein AlSheikh, met on Thursday with the representatives of the Group of Seven and Norway.

AlSheikh added that the meeting focused on the latest international developments.

Member of the PLO’s Executive Committee and Fatah’s Central Committee and head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs in the Palestinian Authority, Hussein al-Sheikh, reconfirmed during a meeting tonight with Israeli Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, the necessity of having a political horizon based on signed agreements and the resolutions of international legitimacy.

The Palestinian official affirmed during the meeting the importance of stopping unilateral measures that obstruct the two-state solution.

“We have also discussed the regional and international situation,” he said in a tweet.

Today, Monday, the PLO Executive Committee member, Hussein AlSheikh, met and discussed the latest political developments on the Palestinian issue and the region with the Romanian ambassador to Palestine, H.E. Mr. Catalin Tirlea.

During the meeting, AlSheikh stressed the importance of the historical relations between the two countries, thanking Romania for receiving the Palestinian community on the Romanian borders in light of the current Russian-Ukrainian crisis.

In turn, Ambassador Tirlea affirmed his country’s firm support towards the political process, the two-state solution, and the need to pull all possible efforts to support and achieve peace in the region.

On Thursday morning, the PLO Executive Committee member, Hussein AlSheikh, met with the British Consul General in Jerusalem, Ms. Diane Corner, to discuss the latest political developments on the Palestinian arena and the region, in his office in Ramallah.

Mr. AlSheikh briefed the Consul General on the Israeli violations, especially house demolitions and forced displacement in the city of Jerusalem, and especially the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.

In turn, Ms. Corner affirmed Britain’s firm support of the Palestinian people and their institutions and the need to pull all possible efforts to advance bilateral relations.