Gaza, 17/2/2016 --- Nicolay Mladenov, the UN Special Coordinator For The Middle East Peace called on Palestinian factions, specially Hamas and Fatah. During a conference in Press House, Mladenov said that the Palestinian factions should make efforts to complete unity based on democracy.
He call on Hamas and Fatah to go on pressing ahead with efforts, which started from Al-Doha, aiming at completing the Palestinian reconciliation and forming a government base on the Palestinian Liberation Organization Program to shoulder responsibility of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
He mentioned that several agreements have been signed during the recent years, asking to apply the Cairo agreement, signed in 2011.
Mladenov confirmed that the borders must be opened, the siege which was exposed to the Gaza Strip,must be ended, and there must be a possibility on the goods to be entered and got out in and from the Gaza Strip.
He added," Through our visit to Al-Shujaeya yesterday, we noticed a notable progress on the rebuilding process for the destroyed houses there" , asserting that the United State supports ideas submitted for supporting the rebuilding process.
He followed, " we made an assessment in the United State, where we found 150,000 person in Gaza already received materials for rebuilding their houses", noting that a decent life for the Palestinians should be rebuilt in Gaza.
In the context, Mladenov stressed on the importance of ending the fight between the Palestinians and Israelis, saying that the only solution left is to forming two states, living in peace.
He said that the United State is seeking to achieve the conditions of the two sides to implement the principle of the two-state solution.
He clarified that the United State is a partner with the legitimate Palestinian government, and it supports the efforts of the President Mahmoud Abbas to access a deal eliminating the division between the West bank and Gaza.
He also considered digging tunnels and launching rockets will never help to access peace in the Gaza Strip, where all have to work on completing the reconciliation.
Regarding the issue of the prisoner Mohammed Al-Qeeq, who is going on hunger strike, he added that the United State has clear attitudes about the administrative detention, expressing his opposition to this law and asking to release the administrative detainees.
Mladenov called those it may concern and everyone who can make something for the release of Mohammed Al-Qeeq to do something to save his life and end his suffering.
He noted that the United State and the international community reject such situations like these, indicating that the ongoing shooting and stabbing do not contribute in pushing the peace process forward, while Israeli settlements and houses demolition are nothing but obstacles to the two-state solution.
