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Sat 15 Apr 2023 10:03 am - Jerusalem Time

The Jeddah meeting stresses the centrality of the Palestinian cause and the need to respect the historical status of Al-Aqsa

The final statement of the ministerial consultative meeting of the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf , the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , the Arab Republic of Egypt , and the Republic of Iraq affirmed the centrality and priority of the Palestinian cause.


The final statement condemned the illegal Israeli practices that undermine the two-state solution and the chances of achieving a just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution, which embodies the independent and sovereign Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital on the borders of June 4, 1967 AD, and in accordance with the resolutions of international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative.


It also condemned the Israeli attacks on the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Qudsi Al-Sharif, and the violation of the sanctity of the holy places, and stressed the need to respect the historical and legal situation existing therein, and that the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Quds Al-Sharif is a pure place of worship for Muslims, and that the Jordanian administration of the Jerusalem Endowments and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs It is the body empowered with exclusive jurisdiction to manage the affairs of the mosque and regulate access to it within the framework of the historical Hashemite Custodianship over the Islamic and Christian holy places in Jerusalem.


The final statement stated that the consultative meeting comes within the framework of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's keenness and interest in everything that would serve the issues of the Arab nation and promote the interests of its countries and peoples, at the invitation of Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom, and within the framework of consultation and endeavor to coordinate positions. And uniting efforts towards a number of issues of common concern.


The foreign ministers of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq participated in the meeting, which was held in Jeddah.

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