THE NORDIC INITIATIVE FOR A DIPLOMATIC ACCORD IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

Edinburgh, Scotland, 1 September 2025

Dalmahoy Castle, Edinburgh, 1 September 2025

Dr. Hans Köchler, President of the International Progress Organization, fourth from left, with speakers and delegates of the launching event of the Nordic Initiative: Dr. Hiba Husseini (Palestine, Advisor to PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat during the Oslo negotiations) (first row, sixth from left); directly behind Ms. Husseini: Ms. Ann Linde (former Foreign Minister of Sweden, co-moderator of the meeting); Dr. Yossi Beilin (Israeli architect of the Oslo Accords, former Minister of Justice of Israel) (first row, fifth from right); Ms. Tasmina Ahmed Sheikh OBE (Scotland, former member of the British Parliament and of the European Parliament) (third from left); Mr. Mark Donfried (USA, President of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) (second from left); Mr. Ville Skinnari (former Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Finland) (second row, center).

Hans Köchler
Statement on the Question of Palestine

The Nordic Initiative Declaration on Israel and Palestine