Islamabad (TDI): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to make an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for participation in the 2nd Joint Arab Islamic Summit, being held in Riyadh on Monday.
The Summit will be a follow up to the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit held on 11th of November last year in Riyadh to discuss the situation in Gaza and other occupied territories.
The summit will also focus on stability in region and escalation of the situation due to Israel’s aggressive policies.
The Heads of State and governments and senior officials from Arab League and the OIC member countries are expected to participate in the Summit.
In her last weekly briefing, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the Summit is being convened at the initiative of government of Saudi Arabia to discuss the situation in the Middle East.
The prime minister address to the key summit is scheduled and he will reiterate Pakistan’s full support to the Palestinian cause.
He is also expected to raise issue of Israel’s ban on UN body’s operations for humanitarian assistance in the occupied areas.
He will urge for an immediate end to the genocide in Gaza, urging an urgent and unconditional ceasefire and immediate cessation of the ongoing Israeli adventurism in the region that is endangering security of the countries in the Middle East.
Pakistan will stress providing international protection for the Palestinian people and for establishment of an independent state of Palestine on the border of 4th of June 1967 with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
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On the sidelines of the Summit, the Prime Minister is expected to hold bilateral meetings with leaders from other Arab League and OIC member states.
