ISLAMABAD: The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Jordan, the UAE, Indonesia, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Egypt, in a joint statement on Sunday, welcomed the steps taken by Hamas in response to US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza conflict.
“The foreign ministers ... welcomed President Trump’s call on Israel to immediately stop the bombing and to begin implementation of the exchange agreement and expressed appreciation for his commitment to establishing peace in the region,” according to the statement.
Gaza administration and ceasefire talks
The foreign ministers supported Hamas’s announcement to hand over Gaza’s administration to a transitional Palestinian Administrative Committee of independent technocrats. They called for swift negotiations to establish implementation mechanisms.
They said that there is a need for "immediate launch of negotiations to agree on mechanisms to implement the proposal, and address all of its aspects.”
Commitment to peace, security, and humanitarian aid
According to the statement, "The foreign ministers reiterated their joint commitment to support efforts toward the implementation of the proposal, to work for the immediate end of the war on Gaza, and achieve a comprehensive agreement that ensures unrestricted delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, no displacement of the Palestinian people, and that no measures are taken that threaten the security and safety of civilians, the release of hostages, the return of the Palestinian Authority to Gaza, unifying Gaza and the West Bank, and reaching a security mechanism that guarantees the security of all sides, in a manner that leads to the full Israeli withdrawal, and to the rebuilding of Gaza, and that creates a path for a just peace on the basis of the two-state solution."
They described the developments as a “real opportunity to achieve a comprehensive and sustainable ceasefire, and to address the critical humanitarian conditions facing people in Gaza Strip.”
