Kuwait's Foreign Ministry said Thursday State of Kuwait, represented by its diplomatic mission in The Hague, submitted on Tuesday a written memo on an advisory opinion, based on UN General Assembly Resolution 247-77 that was adopted on December 30, 2022.

The resolution requests the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to adopt an opinion on the consequences of continued Israeli occupation violations of the Palestinian people's self-determination, said the ministry in a press release.

Kuwait's memo noted that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories deprives the Palestinian people of their inherent right to self-determination, and undermines efforts targeting an intendent Palestinian state and all aspects of life for the Palestinian people.

It also affirmed that the State of Kuwait opposes the use of force or threatening to use it by any means in international relations, while underlining the necessity of respecting states' independence and sovereignty, and ensuring the protection of civilians.

The ministry, further, voiced utter confidence in the attention paid by the ICJ to the documents of Kuwait and other sisterly and friendly countries as well as international organizations, calling for an ICJ resolution to end immediately the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.

In addition, it restated Kuwait's principled and unwavering position supporting the Palestinian cause and all international efforts to give the Palestinian people all their legitimate rights of an independent state on the pre-1967 border with Jerusalem being its capital.

Source: Kuwait News Agency