On behalf of the Foreign Minister, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Participates in the Extraordinary Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Jeddah, On behalf of Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji participated on Wednesday in the extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah. Eng. Waleed El-Khereiji, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, stressed that the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is aware of the seriousness of the escalating events in the Palestinian territories due to the blatant attacks and illegal practices of the Israeli occupation against the brotherly Palestinian people inside and outside the Palestinian territories, ignoring international charters and resolutions. He added that the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the former Palestinian Prime Minister, during his visit to Tehran last week is a flagrant violation of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as international law and the Charter of the United Nations, and constitutes a threat to regional peace and security. The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs added in his speech at the meeting that the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, based on its firm positions towards the Palestinian cause, condemns the attacks carried out by the Israeli occupation forces on civilians and rejects any attack on the sovereignty of states or interference in the internal affairs of any state in accordance with international conventions and the Charter of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. He expressed the Kingdom's deep concern over the escalation of violations by the Israeli occupation army, which resulted in large numbers of martyrs and wounded among civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and the shortage of food, medicine, and fuel to the complete depletion of the health sectors under the pressure of the increasing numbers of patients as well as displaced civilians seeking shelter. Eng. Waleed El-Khereiji renewed the Kingdom's call on the intern ational community to take effective action to play its role in holding the Israeli occupation forces fully responsible for these crimes and violations and their negative consequences on the chances of reviving the peace process and in stopping the attacks and violations against the brotherly Palestinian people. He also emphasized that the Kingdom supports all efforts aimed at ending the occupation of the Palestinian territories and reaching a comprehensive solution that enables the Palestinian people to establish their independent Palestinian state in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative. Source: Saudi Press Agency