Foreign Secretary meets Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh, September 2023

During his visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories this week, the Foreign Secretary met Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh.

A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson said: 

The Foreign Secretary and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh met in Ramallah today.

The Foreign Secretary reassured the Prime Minister that the UK’s position on the Occupied Palestinian Territories has not changed. He reiterated the UK’s commitment to a two-state solution, based on 1967 borders with Jerusalem as a shared capital.

The Foreign Secretary acknowledged the Prime Minister’s concerns about the trajectory of instability in the West Bank, particularly in the context of increased Israeli incursions and the rise of settler violence.  

The Foreign Secretary urged the Prime Minister to hold elections as soon as possible, as part of a process of democratic renewal in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.