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OIC Commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

Date: 07/12/2017

The General Secretariat of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at its headquarters in Jeddah, commemorated on Thursday, 7 December 2017, the "International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People", which falls on the 29th of November each year.

Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, the OIC Secretary General, indicated that that day comes as a firm and constant commitment to support the struggle of the Palestinian people and their efforts to regain their full legitimate national rights.

Al-Othaimeen reiterated the OIC strong condemnation of the declaration of the US Administration to recognize the City of Al-Quds as the capital of Israel and move its embassy to it, stressing that the OIC strongly deplores any steps or actions that contribute to changing the legal and historical status of the City of Al-Quds.

"This decision violates the rights of the Palestinian people and the resolutions of the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly on the Palestinian Cause. It undermines the efforts to push the peace process forward, the chances to achieve the two-state solution, and endangers stability in the region and the world," stated Al-Othaimeen.

On the other hand, the OIC Secretary General welcomed the positive developments concerning Palestinian national reconciliation, including the assumption by the Palestinian Reconciliation Government of its responsibilities in the Gaza Strip.

Amb. Mahmoud Al-Asadi, Consul General of the State of Palestine in Jeddah, said that the Divine will has forever decreed the relationship between the Muslims and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque. He asserted that Al-Quds was and would remain Arabic and Islamic city and the eternal capital of the State of Palestine.

On his part, H.E. Dr. Maher Karaki, Permanent Representative of the State of Palestine to the OIC, thanked the OIC General Secretariat for organizing the exhibition of Palestinian photos and folklore on the sidelines of highlighting the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Karaki stressed that the global solidarity with the just Palestinian Cause relies on the principles of justice, freedom, equal rights and dignity.

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