Joint Statement
Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, said security in the Strait of Hormuz should remain the responsibility of the coastal states.
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, Bangladesh, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Türkiye, and Indonesia issued a joint statement on Saturday to denounce the move.
“We express our deep concern about the escalating conflict,” read the statement, signed by 15 European countries, two Gulf nations, four Asian nations, and Canada.
The foreign ministers noted that each state will complete the joining documents according to their respective relevant legal and other necessary procedures, the statement noted.
The statement included the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and a cross-regional group of countries: Egypt, Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Gambia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Maldives, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Türkiye, and Yemen.
The statement comes as US special envoy Steve Witkoff said representatives from the four countries held talks in Miami on US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace deal, currently in its first phase.
The Ministers underscored their absolute rejection of any attempts to expel the Palestinian people from their land and stressed the necessity of the full adherence to the plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
the United States, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Jordan, and Türkiye issued a statement calling for the “swift adoption” of this resolution.
Held in Brussels, the first-ever joint summit between the two sides addressed wide-ranging fields such as financial support, energy transition, trade, migration, and security.
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, and the foreign ministers of these nine countries warned that the Israeli plan “will aggravate the catastrophic humanitarian situation, endanger the lives of the hostages, and further risk the mass displacement of civilians.”
They emphasized that aid workers themselves are now joining food lines, risking their lives to feed their families.
The countries include the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, the Kingdom of Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, the Republic of Chad, the Union of the Comoros, the Republic of Djibouti, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Iraq, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the State of Kuwait, the State of Libya, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the State of Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republic of the Sudan, the Republic of Türkiye, the Sultanate of Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.
The joint statement followed a meeting in Doha today attended by the foreign ministers of Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Iraq as well as the foreign ministers of Iran, Türkiye and representative of Russia within the Astana Process on Syria
The foreign ministers issued a joint statement, holding Israel accountable for the escalating crisis that poses severe repercussions for the entire region
Senior officials from the three nations are slated to convene in Cairo next week with the objective of finalizing an agreement based on the present conditions
They also announced their support to defend Israel against any Iranian attack or other attacks by Iranian-backed groups, which are being described by the five countries as "terrorists."
“We need a ceasefire in Gaza now,” President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen wrote on X
"It is time to bring immediate relief both to the long-suffering people of Gaza as well as the long-suffering hostages and their families"
The prime ministers of Australia, Canada and New Zealand have called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a sustained increase in the flow of humanitarian aid throughout the enclave.
They highlighted that the deal aims to provide immediate relief to the long-suffering people of Gaza, as well as the captives and their families
