ISLAMABAD: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an extraordinary session of its Council of Foreign Ministers on August 25–26 in Jeddah to discuss the escalating Israeli military aggression in Palestine.
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, will travel directly from Dhaka to Jeddah, upon completion of his two-day visit to Bangladesh, to attend the high-level meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM), a Foreign Office statement said on Sunday.
The Foreign Office statement added that the high-level meeting will bring together foreign ministers and senior officials from OIC member states to deliberate upon coordinated responses to the escalating developments in Palestine, resulting from ongoing Israeli military aggression, its proposed plans for full military control over Gaza, and the continued egregious violations of Palestinians’ rights.
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The Foreign Office said that as a steadfast advocate for the Palestinian cause, Pakistan consistently highlights the issue at international fora.
“During the forthcoming Extraordinary OIC-CFM session, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister will reaffirm Pakistan’s unwavering support for Palestine and reiterate its principled stance,” the statement said.
The Deputy Prime Minister, on the occasion, will advocate for total withdrawal of Israel from all the Occupied Palestinian Territories; reject the outrageous Israeli plan for extending full military control over Gaza and further displacement of Palestinians; emphasise the urgent need for unhindered humanitarian assistance.
He will also call for the restoration of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people — most notably, the establishment of an independent, contiguous, and sovereign Palestinian state based on pre-June 1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as the capital.
According to the statement, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister is expected to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from key OIC member states on the sidelines of the OIC-CFM.
