ISLAMABAD
\nForeign Minister Ishaq Dar left for Saudi Arabia on Saturday to attend a meeting that will include his counterparts from the Muslim world.
\nThe meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers will be held in Riyadh today (Sunday).
\nThis meeting will set the agenda for the second Arab-Islamic Summit, which will take place on Monday.
\nAfter his arrival, FM Dar performed Umrah and offered prayers at the Masjid-i-Nabwi.
\nMr Dar will be part of the Pakistani delegation led by Prime Minister She\u00adh\u00adbaz Sharif at the summit.
\nThe PM will leave for Riyadh today to participate in the meeting.
\nThe meeting will also be attended by Turkiye\u2019s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told CNN Turk.
\nThe meeting will discuss the situation in the Middle East, including the ongoing Israeli aggression against Palestine, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The summit will build on the discussion during the first Joint Arab-Islamic Extra\u00adordinary Summit, held in 2023, to address the situation in Gaza.
\nLast year\u2019s summit led to critical emergency relief for the people of Gaza, international calls for ending the Israeli occupation and collective commitments among member states to support the Palestinian cause.
\nThe PM will reiterate Pakistan\u2019s stance for an immediate and unconditional end to the suffering in Gaza and a cessation of Israeli military actions that \u201cthreaten regional stability\u201d, FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said earlier this week.
\n\u201cPakistan stands united with the people of Palestine in their struggle for sovereignty.\u201d
\n\u201cPakistan firmly believes in the establishment of an independent Palestine on the borders of June 4, 1967, and Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital\u201d.
\nThe PM is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with leaders from Arab League and OIC member states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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