BAGHDAD October 19.2023 (Saba) - Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani confirmed today, Thursday, that Egypt's call to hold an international conference to discuss field developments in the Gaza Strip has been met.
This came in an article by Al-Sudani under the title “Stopping the war on Gaza is a priority for Iraq,” published in the Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper published in the British capital, London.
Al-Sudani said in his article: “We renew the clear and firm position on the Palestinian right to establish an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital,” stressing that “the time has come for the Arab and Islamic worlds to take a unified position towards the Palestinians, to end decades-long suffering.”
He added: "We seek for the Palestinian people to enjoy their legitimate rights to live in peace within their independent state, enjoying security and sovereignty."
He explained that he "stressed in his dialogues and communications the necessity of stopping the escalation, respecting human rights, and putting pressure on the Zionist entity to stop its aggression against the occupied territories."
He pointed out that "it is important for the international community to take serious and responsible steps to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe that will leave its mark on the very existence of the Palestinians in their occupied homeland."
He continued, saying: Iraq "moved quickly to send humanitarian aid to Gaza in coordination with the Egyptian government... indicating that it" looks forward, during the summit, to a unified political stance of the major countries in order to develop a just solution for the Palestinians.
Al-Sudani said: “We will push towards adopting a unified mechanism for Arab and Islamic countries to deliver humanitarian, medical and financial aid to our people in Gaza... We will also push towards demanding that the United States and the international community look seriously at the legitimate demands of the Palestinian people.”
He added: “Iraq seeks, through its balanced relations with regional countries and the international community, to put pressure to stop the suffering of the people of Palestine in Gaza and the rest of the Palestinian territories.” He stressed that “Iraq categorically rejects the Palestinian issue being transformed from an issue of land and people into An issue of displacement and humanitarian aid.”
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resource : Saba
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