KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Malaysia demands an immediate end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza and the denial of the Palestinians’ right to their land.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) members, the international community, and powerful nations need to find a solution to halt the politics of dispossession, according to Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir.
“I have also urged the international community to support the opening of humanitarian routes to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people,” he said.
Zambry was delivering a national statement in the Emergency Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC Executive Committee at the level of Foreign Ministers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, yesterday, according to a statement by the Foreign Affairs Ministry (Wisma Putra) today.
Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud chaired this meeting.
It also adopted an outcome document strongly condemning Israel’s aggression against Palestine. The document also called for an immediate end to Israel’s aggression, an end to the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip by Israel, and calls on countries and the international community to provide immediate humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people.
Malaysia also strongly condemned the incident of the bombing of the Al-Ahli Al-Arabi Hospital in northern Gaza, which caused many deaths, including women and children, as well as innocent civilians.
“This brutal act is clearly against human values and violates international law. As one of OIC’s founding countries, Malaysia remains committed to fighting for the rights of the Palestinian people.
“Malaysia is ready to cooperate in any international effort to collect and deliver humanitarian aid as soon as possible to the Palestinian people,” said Wisma Putra.
Malaysia is also actively holding discussions with world leaders to find the best method to stop the ongoing conflict and to find a solution for the present and the future of the Palestinian people to be more peaceful and safe.
Yesterday, the final statement issued after the extraordinary meeting of the OIC Executive Committee at the foreign ministers’ level also emphasised the important role of the global community in preventing the expulsion of Palestinians from their homeland.
It spoke of the urgent need to address the Palestinian refugee crisis and the need for a comprehensive solution to the conflict in line with United Nations (UN) resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.
— Bernama
