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Kazakhstan Participates in the Extraordinary Summit of the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Kazakhstan Participates in the Extraordinary Summit of the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
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Deputy Prime-Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu participated in the joint Extraordinary Arab and Islamic Summit focused on resolving the Palestinian issue and stabilizing the situation in Lebanon, press service of the Kazakh MFA reports.

During the event, representatives of the member states discussed the current geopolitical situation, challenges, and threats facing the Islamic world, including the ongoing developments in the Middle East.

In his speech, Minister Nurtleu emphasized the importance of OIC’s active involvement in ensuring peace and stability in the countries of the Muslim Ummah in the region, and urged OIC and Arab League participants to develop concrete proposals for the prompt resolution of ongoing conflicts.

The head of Kazakh Foreign Ministry particularly highlighted that the international community must not forget the important role of UN peacekeeping missions in the Golan Heights, Lebanon, and other parts of the world.

In this context, it was noted that attacks on UN peacekeepers and diplomatic missions are unacceptable and represent a grave violation of international and humanitarian law.

The head of the Kazakh delegation also called on OIC member states to utilize the potential of the Islamic Organization for Food Security and support the Organization’s fundraising initiative to provide food assistance to affected Palestinian people.

During the Summit, the Kazakh Foreign Minister held bilateral meetings with the Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim and the foreign ministers of Brunei, Erywan Yusof; Guinea-Bissau, Carlos Pinto Pereira; Kuwait, Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya; Kyrgyzstan, Jeenbek Kulubaev; Mali, Abdoulaye Diop; Morocco, Nasser Bourita; Oman, Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi; Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Tunisia, Mohamed Neffati; on which parties discussed current issues of bilateral cooperation in the political, trade-economic, investment, and cultural-humanitarian spheres.

For reference: The first Extraordinary Arab and Islamic Summit was held on November 11, 2023, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Following the meeting, a final resolution was adopted, and a Ministerial Gaza Contact Group was established, whose main task is to facilitate the cessation of hostilities in Gaza and ensure the protection of the Palestinian people.
 

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