Arab-Islamic ministerial committee holds coordination meeting on Gaza

AMMAN, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) — An Arab-Islamic ministerial committee for Gaza held a coordination meeting here on Wednesday to discuss efforts to stop the war in Gaza and support the recognition of the Palestinian state.
Members of the Ministerial Committee, commissioned by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit on Gaza, discussed “efforts to stop Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip, the dangerous escalation in the occupied West Bank, the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe, and ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid to all affected areas,” according to a statement from Jordan’s Foreign Ministry.
They also addressed ways to strengthen efforts during the upcoming high-level General Debate of 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York to “support the recognition of the Palestinian state, ensure the fulfillment of the rights of the Palestinian people, and encourage security and peace in the region and the world,” the statement added.
Additionally, the members discussed joint efforts to implement the two-state solution by establishing a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The committee, which includes representatives from Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye, Indonesia, Nigeria, Bahrain, as well as the chief of the Arab League and the chief of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, was created in November last year to achieve a ceasefire, facilitate humanitarian aid to Gaza, and develop an action plan to realize the two-state solution. ■