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New Zealand Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Manatū Aorere
195 Lambton Quay
8 August 2025
Private Bag 18−901
Wellington 6160
New Zealand
T +64 4 439 8000
F +64 4 472 9596
Andrew Riddell
OIA 30270
[FYI request #31583 email]
Tēnā koe Andrew Riddell
Thank you for your email of 14 July 2025 in which you request the following under the
Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):
Has the Ministry undertaken any reviews or reconsiderations or reassessments on
the viability of the two state solution since the beginning of this year?
If so, please provide a copy(ies) of the review/reconsideration/reassessment
undertaken, including copies of all communications on this matter with the Minister
of Foreign Affairs.
Response to your request
Your request for information is refused under section 18(d) of the OIA, as the
information is or will soon be publicly available.
One document has been identified as being in scope of your request. This document
titled,
Israel/Palestine: Policy Settings 29 May 2025 is being prepared for proactive
release and will be published on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (the Ministry)
website during the last week of August 2025 here:
https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/countries-and-regions/middle-east/israel-hamas-conflict.
Please note, the Ministry intends to proactively release a further two documents that
were created after your request was received that also contain information in scope of
your request. These documents are titled
Israel/Palestine: Two-State Solution
Conference 23 July 2025, and
Informal Note – Israel/Palestine: NZs Approach 7 August
2025. These documents will be published on the Ministry’s website by 20 September
2025 and will also be available at the link provided above.
Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to official
information requests where possible. Therefore, our response to your request (with your
personal information removed) may be published on the Ministry website:
www.mfat.govt.nz/en/about-us/contact-us/official-information-act-responses/
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If you have any questions about this decision, you can contact us by email at:
[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the
Ombudsman of this decision by contacting
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone
0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Sarah Corbett
for Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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