Final Communique: OIC Extraordinary Foreign Ministers Meeting Affirms Members’ Sovereignty, Solidarity with Palestinians
The Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation held an extraordinary open-ended meeting at the level of foreign ministers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.
The meeting was convened “to discuss the ongoing crimes by Israel, the illegal occupying power, against the Palestinian people and its infringing on the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
Below is the final communiqué adopted by the meeting:
The “Open-Ended Extraordinary Meeting of the Executive Committee at the Level of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to Discuss the Ongoing Crimes by Israel, the Illegal Occupying Power, Against the Palestinian People and Its Infringing on the Sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” held at the headquarters of the OIC General Secretariat in Jeddah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, stems from the principles and objectives contained in the Charter of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
It emphasizes all resolutions adopted by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation regarding the issue of Palestine and the City of Al-Quds Ash-Sharif, and the Arab-Israeli conflict, especially the Arab–Islamic extraordinary summit to discuss the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in November 2023.
It reaffirms the principle of respect for the national sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence of all member states, in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the Charter of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
It condemns in the strongest terms the political assassinations targeting Palestinian leaders and holds Israel, the occupying power, fully responsible for them.
It reiterates its unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and their leadership in their just struggle to realize their legitimate national rights, including the right of return, self-determination, and the realization of the sovereign and independent State of Palestine with Al-Quds as its capital.
1. The meeting strongly condemns the continued war crimes, aggression, and genocide committed by Israel, the illegal occupying power, in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including the City of Al-Quds Ash-Sharif, which have led, over the course of more than 300 days, to the martyrdom and injury of more than 140,000 Palestinians, the majority of whom are women and children, the destruction of vital facilities and infrastructure, and the displacement of more than two million Palestinians from their homes. It demands an immediate end to the Israeli aggression and the policy of torture, starvation, and collective punishment against the Palestinian people and affirms its categorical rejection and response by all possible means to any attempt at displacement, expulsion, or forcible transfer of the Palestinian people from their land.
2. The meeting strongly condemns the assassination of Mr. Ismail Haniyeh, former Palestinian Prime Minister, while he was in Tehran, capital city of Iran, and holds Israel, the illegal occupying power, fully responsible for this heinous attack, which constitutes a crime of aggression, a flagrant violation of international law and the UN Charter, and a serious infringement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It warns that the ongoing crimes of Israel, the illegal occupying power, undermine security and stability in the region and requests immediate and effective intervention by the UN Security Council, within its primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security.