Jeddah (UNA) – The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hussein Ibrahim Taha, made a phone call to Ayman Safadi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, during which he discussed the ongoing Israeli attacks against the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque in flagrant violation of international law and relevant UN resolutions, stressing the organization’s support for the Palestinian people and its absolute support for their legitimate rights in the city of Jerusalem and sovereignty over it as the capital of the State of Palestine, and appreciating the efforts made by the Kingdom of Jordan to care for the holy sites in the Holy City of Jerusalem. For his part, the Jordanian Foreign Minister briefed the Secretary-General on the efforts made by Jordan with international parties to stop the Israeli violations against the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, stressing the need to preserve the historical and legal status of the holy sites, and the importance of the role of the OIC towards the occupied city of Jerusalem and the need for diplomatic and political action with the active parties of the international community to pressure Israel, the occupying power, to put an end to its attacks on the occupied city of Jerusalem and its holy sites. (End)
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