Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas congratulates new UK prime minister

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in a statement congratulated new UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, his office said.

Abbas says he hopes the new British government will work to achieve peace, stability and development in the Middle East and to help the Palestinian people “obtain their legitimate rights, freedom and independence in a sovereign Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital”.

“He [Abbas] expressed his hope that Starmer would continue to develop and promote friendly Palestinian-UK relations,” Wafa said in a statement.