Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh stated on Tuesday that Palestinians have no real partners for peace.
"We do not have any real partner for peace," Shtayyeh said, adding that "Israel has no serious intention for negotiations."
Shtayyeh made his remarks during a meeting with Slovenian Foreign Minister Anze Logar at his office in Ramallah.
He called on Slovenia, which currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, to lead Europe in reviving the political process by reactivating the role of the International Quartet in order to return to negotiations based on UN resolutions.
“We are ready for any serious political path that fills the current political vacuum through an international multilateral framework that guarantees the end of the Israeli occupation and the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state on the June 4, 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital, and a just solution to the refugee issue,” according to Shtayyeh.
"The Palestinians, the original owners of the land, are living in extraordinary, cruel and unjust conditions. Israel continues its racist practices against them, increases the settlement area and its grip on their land, continues the siege of Gaza and the Judaization of Jerusalem, and controls the crossings, land, and water, which leads to systematic destruction of the two-state solution."
"We share with Slovenia our respect for international law, human rights, and the values and principles of justice, freedom, dignity, and equality, and we hope that it will play its role by calling on Israel to stop its settlement policy, land seizure and extrajudicial executions,” he added.
The Palestinian PM reiterated the insistence of the Palestinian leadership to hold elections.
He called on the international community to pressure Israel to abide by the signed agreements, especially concerning allowing elections to be held in Jerusalem.
For his part, Logar affirmed his country's support for the two-state solution and the achievement of a just and comprehensive peace.
Logar stressed the continuation of cooperation and joint work with Palestine, and supporting it in all aspects.
