Bangladesh expresses support for Qatar and Palestine at Arab-Islamic summit in Doha
Bangladesh called for coordinated diplomatic, political, and economic measures by all Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states to deter further Israeli provocation and aggression.
Bangladesh has voiced strong support for Qatar and Palestine, condemning Israel's recent attack on Qatari territory as a blatant violation of international law.
Speaking at an Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha today (15 September), Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said the "unprovoked and unjustifiable" attack is not merely an attack on Qatar but rather "an affront to the dignity of the entire Muslim Ummah".
He said that Bangladesh views this aggression as part of a "reckless adventure" by Israel which continues to disregard the UN Charter, international humanitarian law and repeated UN resolutions, reads a press release.
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At the summit, Bangladesh called for coordinated diplomatic, political, and economic measures by all Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states to deter further Israeli provocation and aggression.
"We must collectively hold Israel accountable for this naked act of aggression and demand an immediate cessation of such illegal activities," he said.
The summit was chaired by the Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
OIC Secretary General Hussain Ibrahim Taha and Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit delivered their welcome remarks and referred to the charter objectives of respective organisations in upholding the collective peace and security of the Muslim Ummah.
The Summit was attended by 24 heads of states and governments and the delegations of the remaining countries were led by foreign ministers or senior high dignitaries.
The leaders in strongest words condemned the Israeli attack on Qatar on 9 September and vowed for all out support to the safety, security and dignity of the Muslim nations.
They also called for an immediate end to Israeli occupation of Gaza and establishment of a Palestinian State following the two-State formula with East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine. The leaders also called for undisrupted access for the people of Gaza to international aid and food supply as Palestinian men and women are dying of starvation.
The leaders unequivocally demanded intervention from the UN Security Council and the International Court of Justice to hold Israeli leaders accountable for violating the territorial sovereignty of one after another Muslim states and committing genocide in Palestine.
Bangladesh Additional Foreign Secretary M Forhadul Islam, Bangladesh Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OIC MJH Jabed and Bangladesh Ambassador to Qatar Mohammad Hazrat Ali Khan accompanied the foreign affairs adviser at the summit.
