PM to participate in 2nd Joint Arab Islamic Summit in Riyadh

The Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Shehbaz will participate in the 2nd Joint Arab Islamic Summit in Riyadh on Monday.

According to the media reports, this was stated by Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch at her weekly news briefing in Islamabad today (Thursday, November 9). She said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to participate in the Summit.

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Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the Summit is being convened at the initiative of the government of Saudi Arabia to discuss the situation in the Middle East. The Summit will be a follow-up to the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit held on the 11th of November last year in Riyadh to discuss the situation in Gaza and other occupied territories. The Heads of State and governments and senior officials from the Arab League and the OIC member countries are expected to participate in the Summit.

At the summit, the Prime Minister will reiterate Pakistan’s unwavering support for the Palestinian cause. He will demand an immediate end to the genocide in Gaza, as well as an urgent and unconditional ceasefire and an end to Israel’s continued adventurism in the region, which endangers Middle Eastern security.

Pakistan also advocated for international protection for the Palestinian people and the establishment of an independent state of Palestine on the 4th of June 1967, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital. On the fringes of the Summit, the Prime Minister is due to hold bilateral discussions with leaders from other Arab League and OIC members.