Arab 6-way meeting in Riyadh about developments in Gaza

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, last night senior officials of a number of Arab countries met in Riyadh. , the capital of Saudi Arabia, about the developments in the Gaza Strip.

The official news agency of Saudi Arabia (WAS) announced that on Saturday evening, Saudi Foreign Minister “Faisal bin Farhan” chaired the meeting of the advisory group in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country in Riyadh. He was in charge of a six-sided Arab ministry with the aim of investigating developments related to the Gaza war and Israel’s brutal aggression in this region. According to this report, this meeting was attended by Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi, Sameh Shukri, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Hussein Al-Sheikh, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Minister of Civil Affairs of the Self-Governing Organizations, Anwar Bin Mohammad Gargash, Diplomatic Advisor to the President of the UAE, and Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Khalifi, Minister of Advisors in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Qatar was held.

The participants in this meeting emphasized the need to end Israel’s brutal war in the Gaza Strip and establish an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire in this area and declared that civilians should be protected according to international humanitarian laws. be guaranteed and all restrictions that prevent the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza be abolished.

These parties also support all efforts towards the recognition of the independent state of Palestine at the international level with the aim of realizing the aspirations of the Palestinian people.

These Arab officials further stressed the importance of taking irreversible measures in order to implement the “two-state” solution and recognize the independent state of Palestine within the borders established in June 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital according to the resolutions

These people stated that the Gaza Strip is an inseparable part of the occupied Palestinian territory. In line with the displacement of the Palestinian people and moving them out of their land, as well as carrying out any military operations by the Zionist army in the city of Rafah in the southernmost point of the Gaza Strip on the common border with Egypt, the participants emphasized. This meeting also warned and declared about the continuation of the aggressive actions of the Zionist regime in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, including the expansion of settlements, the confiscation of Palestinian lands, the carrying out of military attacks against the Palestinian people, the continuous attacks of the Zionist settlers on the Palestinians, and the deprivation of the freedom of worship of Muslims and Christians. said that all these Israeli moves weaken the two-state solution.

On the other hand, according to a statement issued by the Egyptian and Jordanian foreign ministries, this group of Arab officials in Riyadh with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken They will also meet.

Before this, the US State Department announced that Blinken will discuss efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip with the relevant parties on Monday and Tuesday in Saudi Arabia.

Yesterday Reuters news agency reported that the US Secretary of State is going to discuss with his regional partners about regional developments and the ceasefire in Gaza during a trip to Saudi Arabia by participating in an economic meeting hosted by Riyadh.

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