{"id":7561,"date":"2023-09-25T03:55:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T03:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/no-move-to-recognise-israel-says-fm-jilani\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T03:55:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T03:55:06","slug":"no-move-to-recognise-israel-says-fm-jilani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/no-move-to-recognise-israel-says-fm-jilani\/","title":{"rendered":"No move to recognise Israel, says FM Jilani"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani said on Sunday that there\u2019s absolutely no move to recognise Israel and he did not meet his Israeli counterpart during the 78th UN General Assembly in New York this week.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Israeli Foreign Minister Elhi Cohen told<\/a> Israeli journalists that during the UNGA he met leaders from several Muslim countries who had not recognised Israel yet.<\/p>\n

He also suggested that \u201csix or seven\u201d Muslim nations were likely to normalise ties with Israel, following Saudi Arabia\u2019s potential inclusion in the Abraham Accords. The agreement represents Arab nations willing to normalise ties with Israel, such as the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take decisions based on our interests and the interests of Palestinians,\u201d the Pakistani foreign minister said, while talking to Dawn<\/em>. \u201cOur position is reflected in the statement that I made in the OIC Contact group on Palestine (earlier this week).\u201d<\/p>\n

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Israeli minister claims six or seven Muslim nations likely to normalise ties<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Asked if he met the Israeli foreign minister during the current UN session, Mr Jilani said: \u201cThe Israeli foreign minister has said he met ministers from five, six Muslim nations with whom Israel did not have formal relations. I have not even seen his face.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if he discussed this issue with other Muslim nations during the 78th UNGA, the foreign minister said: \u201cNo discussion. We are not thinking on those lines at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Jilani said he did not see the Israeli minister even in group meetings and \u201cif I see him, I will not be able to recognise him\u201d.<\/p>\n

Responding to a question that if there\u2019s a move in Pakistan to recognise Israel, he said: \u201cThere is absolutely no move. As I said repeatedly, our position is very clear, and I explained this in my OIC statement.\u201d<\/p>\n

A meeting of the OIC committee of six Muslim foreign ministers on Palestine was held this week on the sidelines of 78th session of the UN General Assembly. The meeting was chaired by the secre\u00adtary general of the OIC and also attended by ministers and high officials from Pales\u00adtine, Turkiye, Guinea, Mala\u00adysia, Pakistan and Senegal. Mr Jilani represented Pakistan.<\/p>\n

While reaffirming Pakis\u00adtan\u2019s solidarity with the people of Palestine and stressing the importance of implementation of the relevant UN and OIC resolutions, he reiterated the call for \u201cthe establishment of a viable, independent and contiguous State of Palestine, on the basis of internationally agreed parameters, pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Jilani noted with deep concern the continued deterioration of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, including occupied Jerusalem, in particular Al-Aqsa Mosque\/Al-Haram Al-Sharif.<\/p>\n

He strongly condemned Israeli atrocities, including the killing of innocent civilians, storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, expansion of illegal settlements, settler violence, administrative detentions, and airstrikes on the densely populated Gaza Strip. Mr. Jilani said that such violations were \u201cin complete disregard for human rights and rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n

The foreign minister stressed that it was imperative to hold Israel accountable for its ongoing illegal actions and acts of aggression for meaningful deterrence and in this regard.<\/p>\n

The meeting urged the international community to protect the Palestinians against the blatant and illegal use of force and flagrant violations of human rights and urgently take concerted actions to stop Israeli atrocities against the civilian population. The meeting also proposed formation of a joint group open to all OIC member states to promote implementation of the Committee\u2019s decisions.<\/p>\n

Published in Dawn, September 25th, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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