India guarded on Mecca Agreement on Palestine

New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) In a guarded reaction to the Agreement in Mecca for the formation of the National Unity Government in Palestine, India today said it had ''noted'' the efforts underway for the formation of a Palestinian Government.

It, however, said India had always supported the establishment of a sovereign, independent, viable State of Palestine, within well-defined and recognised borders, living side by side at peace with Israel through a negotiated solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and in keeping with the relevant UN resolution.

''In this context, India has noted the efforts underway towards the formation of a Palestinian Government of National Unity, in the expectation of a resumption of dialogue on the Israel-Palestine track,'' a spokesman for the External Affairs Ministry said.

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