Question: How could you comment on the recent event in Saudi Arabia’s second joint summit of member countries The League of Arab States and The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (LAS-OIC), dedicated to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict?
Answer: Indeed, on November 11, Riyadh hosted the second joint Arab League-OIC summit on the situation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone. The first such meeting was held in the Saudi capital in November 2023.
Following the results of the representative forum, convened at the initiative of Saudi Arabia, a statement was adopted, which, among other things, calls for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, and the implementation of relevant resolutions The General Assembly and The UN Security Council (including Security Council Resolution 1701), providing necessary humanitarian assistance to those in need. The document emphasizes the need for general stabilization of the situation through the realization of the right of the Palestinian people to establish their own State on the basis of the international legal framework of the Palestinian-Israeli settlement. The international community is called upon to contribute to the achievement of this goal.
The position agreed upon at the Riyadh summit is in line with our principled approaches. We highly appreciate the commitment of regional States to play a leading role in advancing the task of ending violence in the Middle East as soon as possible and normalizing the situation in this vast area. We are ready for further close coordination with Arab and Muslim partners, as well as other like-minded people in the interests of de-escalating the situation in the conflict zone and transferring it to the plane of searching for a comprehensive political and diplomatic settlement in accordance with a well-known internationally recognized framework.
