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This morning, Minister Hussein AlSheikh received in his office in Ramallah the new UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Tor Winsland.The two sides discussed the recent updates on the Palestinian arena, including the file of reconciliation, and the region. AlSheikh also informed the UN Coordinator of the latest developments regarding the Presidential decree on the upcoming elections, and the United Nations’s support for the...
Monday morning in his office in Ramallah, Minister Hussein AlSheikh met with the European Union Representative in Palestine, Mr. Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff. Head of Political Section, Mr. Simone Petroni was in attendance, as well as the Spokesman of the EU in Palestine, Mr. Shadi Othman.The Minister briefed the guests on the latest political developments on the Palestinian issue and the region, as well as the upcoming Palestinian...
Yesterday I met with the Russian Foreign Minister, HE Mr. Lavrov, as well as Mr. Mikhail Bogdanov, and the Deputy Russian Patriarch; and several topics of common interest were discussed.
Minister Hussein al-Sheikh described Israel’s refusal to vaccinate Palestinian prisoners inside the occupation prisons with a vaccine against the Corona virus as a racist measure, despite the rise in covid-19 cases among them. Al-Sheikh called for the necessity of the intervention of international and humanitarian institutions to pressure Israel and force it to respect international treaties and covenants.
Today afternoon, Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh received the Portuguese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Augusto Santos Silva at the office of the General Authority of Civil Affairs in Ramallah. The two sides discussed the latest updates on the Palestinian political arena, as well as the regional and international issues of interest. From the Portuguese side, the meeting attendees were Director of Foreign Policy, Mrs. Madalena...