Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in New York and expressed deep concern at the humanitarian situation in Gaza, reaffirming India’s support for the early restoration of peace and stability in the region.
Modi is in New York on the second leg of his three-day US visit and met the leader on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session on Sunday.
‘Met President Mahmoud Abbas in New York. Reiterated India’s support for early restoration of peace and stability in the region. Exchanged views of further strengthening long-standing friendship with the people of Palestine,’ Modi said in a post on X.
Modi ‘expressed deep concern at the humanitarian situation in Gaza and reaffirmed India’s continued support to the people of Palestine’, the post added.
India has underscored its commitment towards a just, peaceful and lasting solution to the Israel-Palestine issue and reiterated that only a two-state solution achieved through direct and meaningful negotiations between both sides will lead to enduring peace.