Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi taking part in the ministerial meeting of 157th regular session of Arab League Council, yesterday.
Cairo: Qatar took part in the ministerial meeting of the 157th regular session of the Arab League Council, which was held yesterday at the headquarters of the Arab League General Secretariat in Cairo.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi chaired the delegation of Qatar at the meeting.
In the speech of Qatar to the meeting, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs extended sincere congratulations to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lebanon H E Abdullah Bou Habib for assuming the presidency of this session, expressing full confidence in his experience and wisdom, which will have a significant positive impact on the success of the work of this session.
Muraikhi also extended his sincere thanks and appreciation to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly State of Kuwait H E Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al Sabah for his appreciated effort and good management during his presidency of the previous session. He also thanked Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit for his efforts to achieve the League’s objectives.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said that the Arab region is still facing many challenges and risks that negatively affect its security and stability, referring to the continuation of many unresolved conflicts in some Arab countries, as well as the global challenges which also have an impact on the Arab region.
He underlined that the Palestinian issue will remain the central issue of the Arab nation until it is resolved through the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. He reiterated the State of Qatar’s firm position on the justice of the Palestinian cause and the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people, including the establishment of their independent state on the 1967 borders with Al Quds Al Sharif as its capital.
He also renewed Qatar’s strong condemnation of the brutal attacks carried out by the Israeli occupation forces and the settlers’ militias on defenceless Palestinian civilians in all the occupied Palestinian territories, stressing that these attacks constitute a flagrant violation of human rights and international covenants, and require the international community to act effectively to stop these repeated attacks against the Palestinian people.
Qatar renews its condemnation and rejection of the Israeli occupation authorities’ announcement of new settlement plans in the West Bank, and considers it a flagrant violation of international law and resolutions of international legitimacy, and a blatant attack on the rights of the brotherly Palestinian people, Al Muraikhi continued, stressing that attempts to impose reality do not change the facts.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs emphasised that Qatar will continue its efforts to provide various forms of material and political support to the brotherly Palestinian people, and will continue work with all international actors in the Middle East peace process to overcome the difficulties facing the resumption of peace negotiations, in accordance with the references and resolutions of international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative.
