Turkish top diplomat to attend key meeting on Jerusalem
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will attend a key meeting on Jerusalem in Jordan with the participation of the top diplomats from prominent regional countries to discuss Israel’s unlawful acts in eastern Jerusalem and the West Bank, Turkish diplomatic sources have informed.
The meeting, to be hosted by Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Aug. 5, will include senior officials from Palestine, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Indonesia, Bahrain, Iraq, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Somalia and Malaysia, as well as the secretary general of the Arab League.
The agenda of the meeting includes the importance of the protection of the historical and legal status of the sacred spaces in Jerusalem and the evaluation of recent developments and unlawful actions of Israel in the eastern Jerusalem and the West Bank.
According to the sources, Fidan will underline the importance of Jerusalem for the Muslim world, and the protection of the city’s historical and legal status is a joint responsibility of the international community.
