RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from his Norwegian counterpart Espen Barth Eide, the Kingdom’s foreign ministry said on Thursday.
The two ministers discussed the work and efforts of the ministerial committee assigned by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit and the talks held by the delegation in Beijing, Moscow, London and Paris.
“The two sides also discussed the importance of stopping the dangerous military escalation in Gaza and its surrounding areas, and adhering to any agreement for a humanitarian truce and ceasefire,” the ministry said in a statement.
They also discussed international efforts to introduce humanitarian, relief and medical aid into the besieged Palestinian enclave to prevent the worsening of the humanitarian crisis.
Prince Faisal stressed the Kingdom’s categorical rejection of the forced displacement of residents in Gaza, and the need to find a solution to stop all violations by the Israeli occupation forces and their repeated violations of international law and international humanitarian law.
The top Saudi diplomat also stressed the importance of the international community fulfilling its moral responsibility toward adhering to international legitimacy resolutions, the latest of which was a UN Security Council resolution approved last week, in a way that achieves credibility for international order, maintains international peace and security, and prevents the causes of extremism and violence.
The delegation, which was formed as a “peace committee” at the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh on Nov. 11, visited the capitals of UN Security Council permanent members earlier this week to discuss cooperation on the crisis in Israel and Gaza, how to secure the release of all hostages, increase the amount of aid into Gaza, and reach a long-term political solution to the crisis.
