United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged on Wednesday the Palestinians and Israelis to never give up hope of negotiating a settlement. 

According to the UN Geneva headquarters, he made the remarks in a message to the United Nations International Conference in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace in Geneva which was held under the theme “Peace is possible — frameworks for a way forward”. 

Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva delivered the message on behalf of the UN chief. 

"We must never give up hope of negotiating a settlement between Israel and Palestine. All that is lacking is the political will to make that happen."

He added: The Arab Peace Initiative, with its vision of a comprehensive peace and an opportunity to build a regional security framework, can also be an important forum for dialogue.

"I have just made my eleventh visit to Israel and Palestine. During my trip, I reminded the leadership on both sides of the imperative of taking prompt action to restore hope in a peaceful future and to preserve the two-State solution — the only way to meet the national aspirations of both peoples."

Source: MENA