India, Jan. 30 -- Palestine on Thursday highlighted India's position as a "friend to both Palestine and Israel", while seeking the country's active participation as a mediator.

Palestinian minister of foreign affairs and expatriates Varsen Aghabekian Shahin, while talking to PTI Videos, said India, who has balanced ties with both Palestine and Israel, is "very well positioned to act as a mediator, interlocutor."

Shahin arrived in India for the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting, co-chaired by India and United Arab Emirates. The meeting, with participation from all 22 Arab League members, will take place on January 31.

"India is a great country, and it can play a great role. Being a friend to both Palestine and Israel puts it ...