Palestine regrets its Pak envoy sharing stage with JuD chief

New Delhi: Palestine on Saturday conveyed “deep regrets” over the its envoy to Pakistan Waleed Abu Ali sharing stage with JuD chief and mastermind of Mumbai terror attack Hafiz Saeed and said it has taken “serious cognizance” of the ambassador’s presence at this event.
“The Palestinian side has conveyed deep regrets over the incident and assured the Government of India that they are taking serious cognizance of their Ambassador’s presence at this event.
They have said they will deal with this matter appropriately,” a MEA statement said here.
The statement further said, “Government of India has strongly conveyed to the Palestinian side that the Palestinian Ambassador in Pakistan’s association with terrorist Hafiz Saeed, who is proscribed by the United Nations”.
The envoy had shared stage with Saeed at an event in Rawalpindi on December 29 and this is “unacceptable”.