Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah participated on Thursday in an Arab ministerial consultative meeting in Cairo.
The meeting, which was chaired by Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry, was also attended by Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Affairs Reem Al-Hashemi, and Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee Secretary and Minister of Civil Affairs Hussein Al-Sheikh.
Participants discussed the urgent need to end the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, achieve an immediate and complete ceasefire, ensure the protection of civilians according to international humanitarian law, and remove all restrictions that prevent the entry of humanitarian aid into the enclave.
In addition, the meeting emphasized the importance of taking decisive steps towards the implementation of the two-state solution and recognizing the State of Palestine on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as outlined by relevant international resolutions.
Also attending the meeting were the deputy head of Saudi Arabia's mission to the US, Prince Musab bin Mohammed bin Fahd; the director of the General Administration for Arab Countries Affairs, Ambassador Mahmoud Qattan; the advisor to the minister of foreign affairs, Mohammed Al-Yahya; and the advisor at the Foreign Ministry, Dr. Manal Radwan.
