OIC Announces Its Stance on Plans to Displace Palestinians - Jordan News
The final statement of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting emphasized the absolute rejection and firm opposition to plans aimed at displacing Palestinians. It also referenced the adoption of the Egyptian plan for the early recovery and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. اضافة اعلان The statement condemned Israeli attacks on Syria and incursions into its territories. In detail, the emergency ministerial meeting of the OIC, held on Friday evening, adopted the Arab plan for the reconstruction of Gaza, prepared by Egypt, and reiterated its absolute rejection of plans to displace Palestinians. The final statement of the meeting, hosted in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, called on the international community and regional and international financing institutions to promptly provide the necessary support for the plan. It also emphasized the importance of launching a political consensus track to achieve a permanent and just solution that fulfills the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people in establishing their own state. The meeting also condemned Israeli attacks on Syria and its incursions into its land in its final statement. Egyptian Foreign Minister, بدر عبد العاطي, praised the OIC meeting for adopting the Arab plan. He stated in comments after the meeting that the next step is for "the plan to become an international plan, through adoption by the European Union and international parties such as Japan, Russia, China, and others." He stressed that "this is what we will strive for, and we are in contact with all parties, including the U.S." Last Tuesday evening, the emergency Arab summit on Palestine in Cairo emphasized, in its final statement, the utmost priority to complete the implementation of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, leading to a permanent halt to Israeli aggression on Gaza and the complete withdrawal of Israel from the area. The summit adopted a plan prepared by Egypt for the reconstruction of Gaza without displacing Palestinians, spanning five years at a cost of $53 billion. However, Israel and the United States rejected the plan and insisted on following the plan of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Since January 25, last year, Trump has been promoting a plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries such as Egypt and Jordan, which both countries have rejected, with other Arab countries and regional and international organizations also joining in the opposition. (Al Jazeera)
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