Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of the UAE, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar
Abu Dhabi, 9 February / WAM / The Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Turkey, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the State of Qatar condemned in the strongest terms the illegal Israeli decisions and actions aimed at imposing illegitimate Israeli sovereignty, consolidating settlements, and imposing a new legal and administrative reality in the occupied West Bank, thus accelerating attempts to annex it. Illegal and displacement of the Palestinian people. They reaffirmed that Israel has no sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territory.
The ministers warned of the continuation of Israel’s expansionist policies and illegal measures in the occupied West Bank, which lead to fueling violence and conflict in the region.
The ministers expressed their absolute rejection of these illegal measures, which constitute a blatant violation of international law, undermine the two-state solution, and represent an attack on the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent, sovereign state along the lines of June 4, 1967, with occupied Jerusalem as its capital. These actions also undermine ongoing efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region.
The Ministers affirmed that these illegal measures in the occupied West Bank are null and void, and constitute a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions, especially Resolution 2334, which condemns all Israeli measures aimed at changing the demographic composition, character and status of the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, *as well as the Advisory Opinion issued in 2024 by the International Court of Justice, which concluded that Israel’s policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and its continued presence therein, are unlawful. Legal, and stressed the necessity of ending the Israeli occupation, and the invalidity of the annexation of the occupied Palestinian territories*
The ministers renewed their call to the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities, and to oblige Israel to stop its dangerous escalation in the occupied West Bank and the inflammatory statements of its officials.
The ministers stressed that fulfilling the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination and establishing their state based on the two-state solution and in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative is the only way to achieve a just and comprehensive peace that guarantees security and stability in the region.
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