Thank you, your Royal Highness, Prince Faisal of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

It is a paradox that the two-state solution is further away than it has ever been on the ground. At the same time, the political support in the international community has never been as high as it is now. The developments over the last couple of years have really driven home the very strong message from the membership of the United Nations. For all the countries gathered here, that there is simply no alternative to exactly what Prince Faisal just said: one Palestine, two states, Israel and Palestine, and the region living in peace. 

We need to get these processes in sync. We need to support each other, coordinate our efforts, and make sure that our work for moving forward can be stronger than the forces that are taking us in the wrong direction. The whole purpose of this Global Alliance is to implement the two-state solution. We know exactly what the goal is. We don't need to discuss the goal, we need to discuss implementation. But while we do that, we also have to make sure that we prevent the preconditions from disappearing altogether, that it will not any longer be possible to build the two-state solution to build a united Palestine. And this requires action right now, clarity in our messaging to the parties and courage in our support. 

We can still act. The international community is not standing still. Here in the Global Alliance, more than 90 countries are working systematically on the premise of two states, the State of Israel and the State of Palestine, able to live in peace with each other, both of them being of the region and not only in the region and able to integrate peacefully with all their neighbors. 

We have the political framework. needed to move forward. Together, the New York Declaration, the Comprehensive Peace Plan and Security Council Resolution 2803 provide a common point of reference and a framework for fulfillment of the right of statehood for the Palestinian people.

Sustained international engagement continues to matter. Coordinated pressure and diplomacy can produce tangible results. Progress might seem limited and often insufficient, but engagement remains much more efficient than resignation. And all countries need to continue to invest political capital in these efforts. 

Let me add a few words in my national Norwegian capacity. I have four points. 

First, by recognising Palestine, Norway made it clear that there is no alternative to the two-state solution. We cannot wait for negotiations only between the parties alone, as we did for a long time in the Oslo process. I've said before, I say again, we effectively installed a veto for that party that wanted least progress. That veto is now taken away. We continue to actively pursue this policy and by banning trade with settlements together with a number of other countries. 

Second, without Palestinian governance and functioning national institutions, there will be no Palestinian state, and there will be no two-state solution. We must continue to sustain the institutions we already have. Norway gives budget support to the Palestinian government and called on others to do the same. And just yesterday, we announced an increased budget support for the state of Palestine. That does not mean that we will not support continued reform, but in order to reform something, it also has to stay alive, and that's exactly what we need to do right now. 

Thirdly, we must move forward on the next phase in the 20-point plan, which also provides a path to Palestinian statehood. High Representative Lavino and the mediators have done important work already. The population of Gaza can count on Norway's continued support, working with the relevant institutions.

Fourth, we need to think beyond this immediate crisis. The region needs a more inclusive security framework. Sustainable security cannot be built for some while excluding others. It has to be built collectively for a region at peace, international law, and the sovereignty of each and every state must be respected. And then I will hand over the floor to the High Representative of the European Union, Kaja Kallas.