OSLO — Members of the ministerial committee from the joint Arab-Islamic Summit, chaired by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, held an official meeting on Friday in Oslo with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. The meeting was also attended by Foreign Ministers from Nordic countries (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland) and the Benelux Union (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg), along with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, Ayman Al Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Jordan, Riyad Al Maliki, Foreign Minister of Palestine, Hakan Fidan, Foreign Minister of Turkey, and Hussein Ibrahim Taha, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. During the session, the committee discussed the grave developments in the Gaza Strip and the continued military escalation by the Israeli occupation forces against unarmed civilians. The ministers unanimously reiterated their position against the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza, calling for an immediate and complete ceasefire and protection of civilians in accordance with the international humanitarian law. The committee members demanded action against the blatant violations by the Israeli forces against the Palestinian people, which exacerbate the humanitarian crisis and hinder the entry of urgent humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip. They emphasized the importance of holding the occupation accountable for its continuous violations in Gaza, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which contravene international conventions and humanitarian law. The committee members stressed the importance of taking serious and urgent steps to ensure the provision of humanitarian, food, and medical aid to Gaza, expressing their rejection of any restrictions on the swift and safe entry of humanitarian assistance into the enclave. The committee emphasized the need for serious political efforts to establish a Palestinian state along the borders of June 4, 1967, in accordance with relevant international resolutions. They expressed their refusal to fragment the Palestinian issue and to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip in isolation from the broader Palestinian cause.
