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Alawi to envoys: Israel must
halt Gaza blitz
Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdallah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, at a
meeting with ambassadors of the US, Britain, France, China and Russia, in
addition to the ambassadors of Libya, Turkey, Austria and Japan (member
states at the UN Security Council). — ONA
Our Staff Reporter adds: Turkey’s
Ambassador to the Sultanate, Engin Türker, pledged his country’s unreserved
support for efforts to bring about an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing
conflict in Gaza. Speaking to reporters soon after the joint meeting with
Yusuf bin Alawi, Türker said: “As a member of the UN Security Council,
Turkey has already called for a ceasefire and will continue all efforts to
bring about a ceasefire and end the sufferings of the Palestinian people.
What is happening in Palestine is a real human tragedy, which is beyond
anything acceptable.
The entire international community is against what is happening in Gaza, and
despite these sentiments for the cessation of the sufferings of Palestine,
still there is no ceasefire.” According to Türker, Oman’s Minister
Responsible for Foreign Affairs had requested the meeting with ambassadors
of countries represented on the Security Council, to seek their urgent
support for efforts to bring about an immediate and unconditional ceasefire
in Gaza. “I believe, as a peace-loving country, Oman is doing its best
(towards this goal).
The reason why we have been invited, as members of the Security Council, is
just to let us know the expectations of Oman from the Security Council
members. That expectation is primarily for us to do our best in getting a
ceasefire adopted by the Security Council… because, as long as a ceasefire
decision is not adopted in the Council, the bloodshed will continue in
Palestine. Only with a ceasefire can something be done for the sufferings of
the people, who have been deprived basics like medicine, food, fuel and also
their human rights,” Türker lamented. |
