OIC-Arab League to establish Al-Quds Support Committee

JEDDAH, 26 Rabi al-Thani/19 March (IINA)-The Joint Committee on the follow-up of the implementation of OIC-Arab League Cooperation Agreement concluded its Second Session at the OIC headquarters in Jeddah.

The agenda of the meeting included various issues of common interest, notably the Syrian Crisis, the Palestinian Cause, and the files of the Sudan, Somalia, intercultural dialogue, and combating terrorism. The meeting recommended the establishment of a joint committee to visualize the action on the international level with view to the activation of the role of Arab and Muslim parliaments and civil society organizations towards defending Al-Quds Ash-Sharif.

Pursuant to the recommendations, the committee to be set up shall hold meetings with representatives of the various sectors operating in Al-Quds Ash-Sharif and civil society institutions to know their actual needs and how to deliver aids to them. It shall also contact Member States in both the OIC and Arab League to pay their financial commitments to support the resistance of the Palestinian People at the Occupied Lands, and the people of Al-Quds in particular.

It is to be noted that Ambassador Abdullah Alim, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs, headed the OIC side at the meeting while Ambassador Mohammed Musa Subaih, Assistant Secretary General for Palestine Affairs, headed the Arab League Delegation.

Meanwhile, both sides reviewed the current situation in Syria and the efforts put in by both Organizations to put an end to the vicious circle of violence targeting innocent civilians, provide full support to the Arab Initiative on the resolution of the Syrian Crisis, and continue consultations and coordination between both sides concerning the future move on the Syrian crisis, particularly at the level of the UN Security Council. The two sides also reviewed the outcome of the Arab Ministerial Council in Cairo and the latest tour of the joint UN-Arab League Special Envoy on Syria.

On the other hand, the Committee affirmed the concurrence of the viewpoints of both sides on the situation in the Sudan and accentuated the importance of joint coordination to provide support to peace and stability therein, particularly the Doha Agreement for peace in Darfur, let alone the coordination of humanitarian action in the provinces of the Blue Nile and South Kordofan. Moreover, both sides reiterated the importance of supporting Somalia at this stage that precedes the end of the interim period and coordination of the joint efforts as to the coming stage through joint action on the aspects related to reconstruction and development.

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