Today, Monday, the Foreign Ministers of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates held a virtual meeting.
During the meeting, they discussed developments in the mediation efforts undertaken by the Arab Republic of Egypt, the State of Qatar, and the United States of America to reach an exchange deal that leads to a permanent ceasefire, the release of hostages and detainees, and the entry of sufficient aid into the Gaza Strip.
The foreign ministers of Jordan, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia affirmed their support for these efforts.
The ministers discussed the proposal presented by US President Joe Biden to achieve this on June 2.
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE also stressed the importance of dealing seriously and positively with the US President’s proposal with the aim of agreeing on a deal that guarantees a permanent ceasefire and the adequate delivery of aid to all parts of the Gaza Strip, in a way that ends the suffering of the people of the Strip.
The ministers stressed the need to stop the aggression against Gaza and end the humanitarian catastrophe it is causing, the return of the displaced to their areas, the complete withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces from the Gaza Strip, and the launch of a reconstruction process within the framework of a comprehensive plan to implement the two-state solution in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions and with specific timings and binding guarantees.
The ministers stressed that implementing the two-state solution, which embodies an independent, sovereign Palestinian state along the lines of June 4, 1976, with East Jerusalem as its capital, to live in security and peace alongside Israel, in accordance with the relevant international legitimacy resolutions, is the way to achieve security and peace for all in the region.