Islamabad:
The 20-point Gaza Peace Plan, revealed by US President Donald Trump this week is not in line with the draft proposed by a coalition of Arab and other Islamic countries, according to Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.
However, giving a political speech on the floor of the National Assembly on Friday managed that eight Muslim countries, including Pakistan, have approved Trump’s plan and considered it the only viable opportunity to stop the ongoing blood emit in Gaza in the current circumstances.
The US president announced the 20-point Gaza Peace Plan with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, who was immediately welcomed by several countries, including Pakistan. Later, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi -Arabia, Qatar and Egypt, published a separate joint statement that clarified the block’s position.
Ishaq Dar, who is also Vice Prime Minister, tried to place the opposition and critics by providing insight into back door conversations and other efforts to end the Gaza conflict. He also confirmed that the plan presented by Trump was not the one that “we (the eight Islamic countries)” had approved.
Dar declared that after the Trump-Netanyahu press in the White House he received a message from his Saudi counterpart that informed him that “while many aspects of Trump’s proposed draft have been accepted, there are some points on which further discussions with him will be needed.”
The Saudi Foreign Minister’s attitude was that at that moment they had two options: either contradiction to Trump’s 20-point draft and give Israel an excuse to throw more blood in Gaza, or suggest that Muslim and Arab countries emit a joint statement. Such a statement, he said, should be placed on a record and also sent to the Trump administration.
In the assembly, Dar also read the joint statement again, which he said included points as the two-state solution to the conflict and Israel’s complete withdrawal from the occupied Gaza. The statement also confirmed that the West Bank would be considered part of Gaza.
According to him, the joint statement demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, reconstruction and complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
“We alone are unable to stop this war. In this case, even the organization of Islamic cooperation, the United Nations and the Security Council failed. If we tried to separate a way forward, it should be welcomed,” Dar said.
In response to criticism of why the Prime Minister welcomed Trump’s plan, despite not reflecting the views of Muslim countries, he replied: “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was not expected to have divine foresight to know that President Trump’s 20-point plan differs from the one we had approved. the case. “
DAR’s statement came at a time when opposition parties in Pakistan criticize the government’s endorsement of Trump’s draft Gaza. The Foreign Minister also emphatically declared that Pakistan would not be part of any Abraham agreement, nor would it recognize Israel.
DAR also assessed the National Assembly in “Pakistan’s active commitment” during the 80th session in the United Nations General Assembly. He highlighted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s effective declaration of Palestine, Jammu & Kashmir, Climate Tetting, Reform of Global Financial Systems and the Pressing Sustainable Development.
DAR also emphasized Pakistan’s extensive diplomatic search, participation in high-level events and sidelines bilateral meetings, constructive role in promoting peace efforts and principled advocates of the rights of Palestinian and Kashmiri people.
He repeated Pakistan’s consistent and principled position: The two-state solution is the only viable path to a fair and lasting peace, through the establishment of a coherent, independent and sovereign state of Palestine based on before the 1967 boundaries with al-Quds al-Sharif as its capital.
He condemned the illegal interception of the global Sumud flotilla by Israeli occupation forces and termed it as an obvious violation of international maritime law and humanitarian principles.
He assured the house that Pakistan is actively pursuing diplomatic efforts to ensure security and the safe return of its nationals on board.
