MWL welcomes 'Jeddah Summit for Security and Development' outcomes

 

CAIRO - 18 July 2022: The Muslim World League (MWL) welcomed the outcomes of the "Jeddah Summit for Security and Development" hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the participation of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and the United States of America.

 

 

 

His Excellency the MWL's Secretary General, Chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars, Sheikh Dr. Muhammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, commended the outcomes of the summit, which focused on partnership in promoting the region's peace and prosperity, and the necessary measures required to maintain the region's security and stability, and joint response to challenges. This includes keeping the Arab Gulf region free of weapons of mass destruction, adhering to the rules of good neighborliness, mutual respect, and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, stressing that achieving peace and harmony in the region is an essential pillar for consolidating peace and harmony in the whole world.

 

 

 

His Excellency the MWL's SG valued the firm and principled commitment of the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq to the Palestinian cause, and the summit’s emphasis on the need to reach a just, comprehensive and lasting peace on the basis of the two-state solution, and the need to stop all unilateral measures that undermine solution, and respect for the historical status quo in Jerusalem and its sanctities.

 

 

 

His Excellency also valued the participating leaders' support for the dear Syrian people and alleviating their suffering, and the summit’s emphasis on the importance of providing the necessary support to Syrian refugees and the countries that host them, and the access of humanitarian aid to all regions of Syria, as well as their affirmation of supporting the brothers in Sudan in facing economic challenges, and the importance of continuing and intensifying efforts to support the access of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, and to seek for the Afghan people of all sects to obtain their basic rights and freedoms, as well as their commitment to support all efforts seeking to resolve crises that have created critical humanitarian conditions in Lebanon, Libya and Ukraine.

 

 

 

 

His Excellency also welcomed the participation in the pivotal climate change issue that is pivotal to humanity's existence and presence on the discussion table as a major issue in this extraordinary summit. He also praised the leaders' declared determination to collectively address climate challenges through the development of cooperation, regional integration and joint projects.

 

 

 

His Excellency Dr. Al-Issa stressed that peoples of the world have high expectations concerning the leaders’ declared determination to strengthen regional and international efforts to combat terrorism and violent extremism, prevent financing, arming and recruitment of terrorist groups of all individuals and entities, and address all activities threatening the security and stability of the region. Peoples of the region have high expectations concerning the contribution of the outcomes of the summit in general to addressing the problems facing their region and overcoming the challenges it has been through.

 

 

 

His Excellency wrapped up by congratulating the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the success of the "Jeddah Summit for Security and Development", with the efforts and wise leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz - may Allah  Almighty protect them – saying that this great success highlights the status of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the regional and international arenas, and its deserved leading role in achieving peace and prosperity in the region and the world.

 

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