'Terrorism is unacceptable, but there has to be solution for Palestinian issue': Jaishankar
ROME: Referring to the escalation of the Israel-Hamas war, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that while terrorism is «unacceptable», there also needs to be a solution for the issue of Palestine.
He made the remarks at the Joint Secretary Session of the Senate's External Affairs and Defence Commission, Rome.
Addressing the session, Jaishankar said, «What happened on October 7 was a big act of terrorism, the subsequent acts happening after that. This has taken the entire region into a different direction. But surely, it must be everybody's hope that eventually...the conflict can't be the normal of the region and that it comes back to some stability, some cooperation».
The EAM noted that a balance needs to be struck on different issues and reiterated New Delhi's position of a 'two-state' solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
«Within this we have to find a balance between different issues.
Because there is no question. If there is issue of terrorism, and we all find terrorism unacceptable, we have to stand up. But there is also an issue of Palestine.
There has to be solution for the problems faced by the Palestinian people,» Jaishankar said.
Firmly supporting the two-state solution to the ongoing Middle East crisis, he emphasized that dialogue and negotiations are imperative to resolve the current crisis.
«Our view is that it has to be a two-state solution. If you have to find a solution, you have to find a solution through dialogue and negotiation. You cannot find a solution through conflict and terrorism.
So we would support that as well. Given the current situation...we do believe that humanitarian law must be respected. In any complex situation, it is not wise to not get the balance right,» he added.
