Czech and Moroccan foreign ministers agree on Ukraine but only partially on Israel-Palestine

Morocco stands behind the Palestinian Authority headed by Mahmoud Abbas and appeals for a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said after Thursday's meeting with his Czech counterpart, Jan Lipavský. Mr. Bourita said that Morocco will always be of the opinion that the armed conflict must end and that any solution is preferable to a military one, adding that the violence taking place "is completely unacceptable from the point of view of the international community and human reason". He also spoke about the necessity of humanitarian aid reaching civilians.

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said that he reiterated Czechia's position during the meeting that Hamas is a terrorist organization and that Israel has Czechia's unequivocal support, but added that "we all must strive" to prevent the armed conflict from spreading further in the region. He said that humanitarian aid is also important to Czechia, but that it shouldn't be in a form that would prevent the defeat of Hamas, which he described as a "terrorist movement which has committed heinous crimes against innocent Israeli citizens".

However, the two foreign ministers found common ground in their shared understanding of the need to increase pressure on Russia to end its war against Ukraine, Mr. Lipavský said.