President Mamnoon Hussain has called for resolution of longstanding Palestine dispute in accordance with the aspirations of Palestinian people for durable and sustainable peace and stability in the Middle East.
Addressing the two-day extraordinary meeting of the heads of OIC states in Jakarta today, he said the independence and sovereignty of Palestine should be the first and foremost priority of Muslim Ummah.
He said the people of Pakistan consider the Palestine dispute as its own and will continue to support the creation of Palestinian state with Al-Qadus Al Sharif as its capital.
He regretted that the root causes of Palestine and Kashmir disputes are being overlooked.
Expressing serious concerns over the recent spate of violence in the Palestinian areas, the President said the unbridled use of force by Israel is contrary to international laws.
He said the Palestinian people should be given the right to exercise their religion besides their prisoners should be released.
Earlier, Indonesia President Joko Widodo in his opening remarks to the summit, said the entire world is concerned by the deterioration of the situation in Palestine and criticized what he called Israel’s “unilateral and illegal policies.”
He said if the OIC cannot be part of the solution to Palestine, then the OIC becomes irrelevant.
On the sidelines of the Summit, President Mamnoon Hussain met with his Indonesian counterpart.
Both the leaders discussed bilateral relations and international affairs during the meeting.
Indonesian President appreciated the role of Pakistan in defusing tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran and both leaders stressed for the unity of Muslim Ummah.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said that preferential trade agreement is a hallmark to promote trade between Pakistan and Indonesia.
Speaking on the occasion, President Mamnoon said that Kashmir issue also needs to be given world attention to resolve this longstanding issue in accordance with the UN resolutions. He said that negative impression about Islam should be dispelled.
