Australian PM Speaks With Palestine Leader, Reiterates Support for 2-State Solution

Albanese’s call comes amid a week of activity surrounding the pro-Palestine movement.

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a joint press conference with Prime Minister of Sweden in the Bella Venezia room at the Rosenbad government office in Stockholm on February 10, 2015. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s office says he has spoken with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas overnight.

A readout of the conversation says he “reiterated Australia’s call for the immediate entry of aid to meet the needs of the people of Gaza, a permanent ceasefire, and the release of all hostages.