Presiden Prabowo Subianto menghadiri Konferensi Internasional Tingkat Tinggi untuk Penyelesaian Damai atas Masalah Palestina dan Implementasi Solusi Dua Negara (KTT Two State Solution) di Markas Besar PBB, New York, Senin (22/9) waktu setempat. KTT ini digelar sebelum Sidang Umum PBB.
Dalam KTT tersebut, Prabowo mendapat urutan kelima untuk menyampaikan pidatonya. Pada kesempatan itu, ia berbicara menggunakan bahasa Inggris.
Prabowo menyoroti kondisi di Gaza saat ini. Ia meyakini two state solution atau solusi dua negara ialah cara terbaik untuk perdamaian di Palestina.
“Kita harus menghentikan bencana kemanusiaan di Gaza. Mengakhiri perang harus menjadi prioritas utama kita. Kita harus mengatasi kebencian, rasa takut, dan kecurigaan. Kita harus mencapai perdamaian yang dibutuhkan bagi keluarga umat manusia,” tutur Prabowo.
Prabowo mengapresiasi berbagai negara yang telah mengkui negara Palestina. Ia juga mengajak negara lain untuk mengikuti langkah tersebut.
“Pengakuan terhadap negara Palestina adalah langkah di sisi yang benar dari sejarah. Kepada mereka yang masih ragu untuk bertindak, kami katakan, sejarah tidak akan berhenti. Kita harus mengakui Palestina sekarang,” tegasnya.
Berikut pidato lengkap Prabowo dalam bahasa Inggris:
His Excellency President Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic; and His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as the co-chairs of this distinguished meeting.
Co-chairs, Excellencies, distinguished representatives of the United Nations. I wish to extend our deepest appreciation and highest regards to the governments of France and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for their leadership in convening this important deliberation.
It is with a heavy heart that we recall the ongoing unbearable tragedy in Gaza. Thousands of innocent lives, many of them women and children, have been killed. Famine looms. A human catastrophe is unfolding before our eyes. We condemn all acts of violence against innocent civilians.
Therefore, it is today with dignity that we gather to take our historical responsibility. This responsibility speaks not only to the fate of Palestine, but also to the future of Israel, and the very credibility of the United Nations.
We condemn all violence against innocent civilians. Therefore, Indonesia once again reiterates its commitment to the two-state solution in the Palestine problem. Only this two-state solution will lead to peace.
We must guarantee statehood for Palestine. But Indonesia also declares that once Israel recognizes the independence and the statehood of Palestine, Indonesia will immediately recognize the State of Israel, and we will support all guarantees for the security of Israel.
The New York Declaration has provided a peaceful and just pathway towards peace. State must mean peace. Recognition must mean a real chance towards lasting peace. It must be a real peace for all sides, for all parties.
Distinguished Excellencies, we commend the leading states of the world that have taken this principled step. France, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, and many other leading countries of the world have taken a step on the right side of history. The recognition of the State of Palestine is the right step on the right side of history.
To those who have yet to act, we say history does not stand still. We must recognize Palestine now. We must stop the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. Ending the war must be our utmost priority.
We must overcome hatred and fear. We must overcome suspicion. We must achieve the peace that is necessary for the human family. We are ready to take our part in this journey towards peace. We are willing to provide peacekeeping forces.
Thank you very much. Peace. Peace now. Peace immediately. We need peace! Thank you very much.
