Sayyid Shihab speaks at Cairo Peace Summit
On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs chaired the Sultanate of Oman’s delegation at Cairo Summit for Peace, which was held in the New Administrative Capital of Egypt today.
His Highness delivered a speech during which he conveyed the greetings of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik to the heads of delegations taking part in the Cairo Summit for Peace, along with His Majesty's sincere wishes for success.
Sayyid Shihab said that Oman strongly rejects Israel’s military escalation against the Gaza Strip and urges the international community to shoulder its responsibilities to end the war. Oman exhorts the international community to resort to rational logic in achieving the desired goals of a comprehensive and fair peace, based on International Law, he added.
His Highness reaffirmed that the Government of His Majesty has accorded attention to backing regional and international efforts. He said that Oman wanted to immediately put an end to the carnage, protect civilians and secure access to humanitarian assistance, notably urgent medical relief, food, electricity, water and fuel supplies to the stricken population in Gaza Strip.
Sayyid Shihab said that the urgent application of the principles and rules of international and humanitarian law in the occupied Palestinian territories is needed.
“It is time for the world to implement United Nations resolutions on the Palestinian cause, do justice to the Palestinians, alleviate their continuous suffering and grant them the right to establish their own Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital, based on the 1967 borders, the Arab Peace Initiative and resolutions of the Security Council and the UN general assembly,” he said.
The peace summit discussed the ongoing conflict between the Palestinians and the Israeli occupation army, the future of the Palestinian cause and the peace process.
It aimed to contribute to stopping the ongoing escalation in Gaza Strip and to addressing the deteriorating humanitarian situation.
As many as 31 countries and international organisations such as the United Nations, the League of Arab States, the African Union and the European Union took part in the summit.
This is an unofficial English version of an Arabic report. To view the official Arabic text, click here.