ASEAN and Australia call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip
| The member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia reacted to the developments in the Gaza Strip by issuing a joint statement. |
reported by Mehr News Agency quoted Al Jazeera, Australia and the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by issuing a joint statement on the concern of the situation They emphasized the dire human situation in the Gaza Strip, which has worsened since the 7th of last October.
In the joint statement, “A three of them” and Australia requested an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and immediate release And all the Israeli prisoners in the Gaza Strip have been raised unconditionally.
This statement also emphasized the support of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in carrying out its mission in the Gaza Strip.
Southeast Asia contains about 40% of the world’s Muslim population, and the populous and influential countries of ASEAN, Indonesia and Malaysia, are staunch supporters of the Palestinian cause.
But other influential countries of ASEAN such as Singapore have closer relations with the Zionist regime and are less inclined to create differences.
