The Ministerial Committee mandated by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit, and chaired by HRH Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, held an official meeting with Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, in the presence of Lord Tariq Ahmad, Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Commonwealth and United Nations at the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, on 22 November 2023 in the British capital, London.
The meeting was attended by the Members of the Ministerial Committee : Mr. Ayman Al-Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Mr. Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt; Mr. Riyad Al-Maliki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine; Mr. Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye; Ms. Retno Marsudi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia; Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; and Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States.
The meeting welcomed the joint mediation efforts undertaken by the Arab Republic of Egypt, the State of Qatar, and the United States of America, which led to an agreement on a humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip, whose starting time will be announced within 24 hours, and which will continue for four days, subject to extension. It emphasized the need to build on this humanitarian truce to reach a durable and sustained ceasefire as soon as possible.
The Ministerial Committee underscored the need for members of the Security Council and for the international community to take effective and urgent measures for a complete ceasefire in Gaza, being a priority for all Arab and Islamic countries.
The Ministerial Committee called on Britain to play a balanced role consistent with international law and international humanitarian law, in order to reach an immediate ceasefire and implement all relevant international resolutions.—PR
