Nov 9, 2007 / 09:35 am
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the apostolic nuncio heading the Holy See's Permanent Observer mission to the United Nations, endorsed a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a Thursday address to the UN refugee agency.
"My delegation remains convinced that the two-state solution has the best chance to settle the crisis," he said.
Speaking to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, Archbishop Migliore urged all parties to the conflict to seek peace. He noted that the conflict is one of the leading causes of instability in the Middle East and sought to address the fundamental questions plaguing Israeli-Palestinian relations.
"At the heart of the matter remains the problem of injustice," he said. Decrying the endless postponement of peaceful resolution, he condemned refusals to negotiate and compromise.