Excellencies, colleagues, friends,

Welcome to Wilton Park, and thanks to those who’ve travelled so far to be here.

It’s a privilege for the UK to host this gathering - at such a pivotal moment - alongside our friends from the Palestinian Authority and Egypt.

This peace deal brings hope to the world, after two years of conflict and suffering.

I want to pay my respects to every innocent person who has faced fear, hardship and loss.

Now, finally, we can begin to look forward to a brighter future - for Palestinians, for Israelis, for the Palestinian State and for the Two-State Solution.

We commend the key negotiators from the United States, Qatar, Egypt and Türkiye for finding a way through and for starting to build the foundations of peace.

The UK is committed to playing a leading role

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