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No solution to Palestinian-Israeli conflict without independent
Palestinian state - Saudi FM
Reuters
September 18, 202311:46 AM PDTUpdated 20 hours ago

Press conference in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud attends
a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023.
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CAIRO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - There will be no solution to the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict without an independent Palestinian state,
Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said in remarks
to state TV on Monday.

"The two-state solution must return to the forefront," he added.

Reporting By Moaz Abd-Alaziz and Hatem Maher in Cairo; Editing by Mark
Porter

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