FM Dar to attend Jerusalem ministerial meeting in Jordan on Jerusalem's worsening situation

Dar will meet regional counterparts on the sidelines of the Jerusalem ministerial meeting in Amman

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will travel to Jordan on Tuesday night to attend a ministerial meeting targeting the formulation of a "unified position on fast-deterioration" of the situation in occupied Jerusalem, the Foreign Office (FO) said.

The FO said in a post on X the meeting would be held in Amman on Wednesday, adding that FM Dar would attend the meeting at the invitation of Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Al Safadi.

"The meeting will bring together foreign ministers from the Arab League and a group of Islamic countries, including Pakistan, to formulate a unified position on the fast-deteriorating situation in occupied Jerusalem," the statement said.

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According to the statement, the participating foreign ministers would also call on King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan during the visit.

It added that Dar would also hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the conference with participating foreign ministers to exchange views on regional developments, including Palestine, as well as other issues of mutual interest.

The FO said the deputy prime minister's participation was a "manifestation of Pakistan's principled support for the Palestinian people" and its "unwavering commitment" to the establishment of an independent, sovereign and contiguous State of Palestine, based on the pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.

Senior officials from Türkiye, Jordan, 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, are expected to attend.

Anadolu reports that participants are expected to discuss preserving the historical and legal status of Jerusalem's holy sites, developments in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank, Israel's actions that are deemed contrary to international law, the Gaza ceasefire process, recent developments concerning the Palestinian issue and international efforts to implement a two-state solution.

Last week, 14 Arab and Palestinian institutions and organisations on Wednesday issued an urgent appeal calling for collective action to protect occupied Jerusalem amid what they described as escalating Israeli violations targeting Al-Aqsa Mosque and the city's historic identity.

The appeal warned of an unprecedented Israeli escalation targeting Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalemites, and the city's Arab, Islamic and Christian identity, saying the measures seek to create new realities on the ground and consolidate control by force.

Al-Aqsa Mosque is the world's third-holiest site for Muslims. Jews refer to the area as the Temple Mount, claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.

Israel occupied East Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa Mosque is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. It annexed the entire city in 1980, a move never recognised by the international community.

The appeal said Jerusalem is facing one of the most critical periods in its modern history, citing increased incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque by extremist Israeli occupiers under the protection of Israeli forces, along with efforts to impose a temporal and spatial division of the mosque.