Jakarta –
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) spoke about the importance of the Islamic Cooperation Organization (OIC) uniting in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In front of the leaders of Islamic countries, Jokowi conveyed four suggestions for solving problems in Gaza.
Jokowi conveyed this when he was a speaker at the Extraordinary High Level Conference (Summit) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) which was held at the King Abdulaziz International Convention Center (KAICC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday (11/11/2023). In his first suggestion, Jokowi urged Israel to immediately implement a ceasefire.
“Without a ceasefire, the situation will not improve. Israel has used the narrative of ‘self defense’ and continues to kill civilians. This is nothing but collective punishment. We all have to find a way for Israel to immediately implement a ceasefire,” said Jokowi in a statement. distributed by the Press, Media and Information Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat.
Jokowi also requested that humanitarian aid be distributed to the Palestinian community in Gaza to be accelerated. He called on Israel to respect international law.
“The humanitarian situation is very worrying. For example, the Indonesian Hospital in North Gaza continues to be the target of Israeli attacks, since yesterday it has run out of fuel. Indonesia asks all parties to respect international humanitarian law,” he explained.
Jokowi also called on the OIC to use all fronts to hold Israel accountable for the humanitarian atrocities it has committed. He urged granting access to the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory which was formed by the UN Human Rights Council to carry out its mandate.
“And continue to support the advisory opinion process at the International Court of Justice,” he added.
Jokowi’s fourth suggestion asked the OIC to urge peace negotiations to begin immediately. Jokowi said Indonesia was very open to taking a role in the negotiations.
“If the quartet mechanism is no longer reliable, then the OIC must encourage the peace negotiation process with a new format, and Indonesia is ready to contribute to the peace negotiations,” he said.
Jokowi further said that he would immediately meet with United States President Joe Biden. Jokowi admitted that he would convey the results of the OIC Summit to Biden to resolve the conflict in Gaza.
“From Riyadh, I have scheduled a bilateral visit to the United States. With the permission of the leaders, I will convey the results of today’s OIC decision to President Biden,” concluded Jokowi.
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2023-11-11 17:48:59
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