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Arab Parliamentary Conference Reaffirms Support for Qatar and Egypt's Efforts to Maintain Gaza Ceasefire Agreement
@Source: qna.org.qa
Cairo, February 22 (QNA) - The 7th conference of the Arab Parliament and the Presidents of Arab Councils and Parliaments, organized by the Arab Parliament and the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Arab League in Cairo today, reaffirmed its full support for the State of Qatar and the Arab Republic of Egypt's efforts in securing a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, the exchange of detainees, and the delivery of aid, condemning any Israeli attempt to obstruct this agreement.
This came as part of a plan for Arab parliamentary action outlined in the conference's final communique, which includes a road-map of 15 points outlining the steps and actions to be taken by Arab parliamentarians in the near future to support the steadfastness of the Palestinian people on their land, rejecting any plans for displacement, annexation, or the liquidation of the Palestinian cause.
This includes requesting that the Inter-Parliamentary Union and regional parliaments form parliamentary committees to visit the Gaza Strip to examine Israeli war crimes committed against Palestinian civilians, in addition to an endeavor for the upcoming Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting to issue an international parliamentary resolution rejecting all displacement plans and attempts to liquidate the Palestinian cause.
Moreover, the Arab parliamentary action plan calls for intensifying communication with the parliaments of: A) countries that have suspended funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and B) countries that recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel or moved their embassies there, to urge them to reverse these decisions.
It also includes a call for Arab parliaments to coordinate efforts to freeze the membership of the Israeli parliament in the Inter-Parliamentary Union and regional parliamentary organizations.
The action plan also proposed the formation of a joint parliamentary committee from both the Arab Parliament and the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union to facilitate the execution of the plan's recommendations.
In a related context, the conference reiterated its complete rejection of all forms of displacement of the Palestinian people from their historic land, including such calls made by US President Donald Trump.
The conference also adopted a document setting out the ten core principles informing the Arab stance on the Palestinian cause, these include the full support for the Palestinian people's inalienable and legitimate rights, including their right to self-determination, ending the occupation, and establishing their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.
The document and the action plan will be submitted to the upcoming emergency Arab Summit, to be hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt on March 4, in an effort to integrate diplomacy and parliamentary action to support the steadfastness of the Palestinian people. (QNA)
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