President Asif Ali Zardari has extended warm felicitations to President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian people on the occasion of the 38th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the State of Palestine.

In a letter addressed to his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas, the President reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, particularly the right to self-determination.

He said Pakistan and Palestine enjoy close fraternal relations rooted in shared history, mutual trust, solidarity and common aspirations.  

President Asif Ali Zardari reiterated Pakistan’s firm and principled support for the establishment of an independent, sovereign, viable and contiguous State of Palestine, based on the pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions.