In continuation of the meeting held in the capital, Riyadh, on April 29, 2024, His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Espen Barth Ede, and in cooperation with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, chaired the committee meeting. Ministerial in charge of the extraordinary joint Arab-Islamic Summit on developments in the Gaza Strip with foreign ministers and representatives of European countries, in the Belgian capital, Brussels, to discuss the urgent need to end the war in Gaza and take the necessary steps to implement the two-state solution.

The meeting was attended by ministers and representatives of Algeria, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Latvia, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Palestine, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey. , the United Arab Emirates, Britain, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

The meeting expressed its support for the efforts aimed at reaching an immediate ceasefire, releasing prisoners and hostages, ending the war in the Gaza Strip and all illegal unilateral measures and violations in the occupied Palestinian territories, including controlling the Rafah crossing, and addressing the catastrophic humanitarian crisis.

The meeting discussed concrete steps towards establishing a Palestinian state in the context of a two-state solution, and moving to a political path that supports a sustainable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The meeting stressed the importance of the international community’s recognition of the Palestinian state, to adopt a comprehensive approach towards a reliable and irreversible path to implementing the two-state solution in accordance with international law and agreed standards, including the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council, the Arab Peace Initiative, and other relevant initiatives. With the aim of achieving a just and lasting peace that meets the rights of the Palestinian people and the security of the region, which will pave the way for normal relations between countries in a region where stability, security, peace and cooperation prevail.