Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain represented Bangladesh at the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha yesterday and condemned the recent Israeli attack on Qatar.
“The unprovoked and unjustifiable attack on Qatar’s sovereignty is not only an assault on the country but also on the dignity of the Muslim Ummah,” Adviser Hossain said. He termed the aggression part of Israel’s “reckless adventurism,” accusing it of violating the UN Charter, international humanitarian law, and repeated UN resolutions.
Bangladesh urged all OIC member states to adopt coordinated diplomatic, political, and economic measures to deter further Israeli actions. “We must collectively hold Israel accountable for this naked act of aggression and demand an immediate end to such illegal activities,” he said.
The summit was chaired by the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. OIC Secretary General Hussain Ibrahim Taha and Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit addressed the opening session, highlighting the collective responsibility of Muslim nations to ensure peace and security.
Leaders from 24 states, along with foreign ministers and senior officials from other countries, attended the summit.
They condemned the September 9 Israeli attack on Qatar and reaffirmed support for the security and dignity of Muslim nations. The leaders also demanded an immediate end to the Israeli occupation of Gaza and reiterated the call for a two-state solution with East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.
The summit further called for uninterrupted access to humanitarian aid and food supplies for Palestinians in Gaza, where people continue to suffer from acute shortages. Participants urged the UN Security Council and the International Court of Justice to hold Israeli leaders accountable for repeated violations of territorial sovereignty and alleged genocide in Palestine.
Additional Foreign Secretary M Forhadul Islam, Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the OIC Ambassador MJH Jabed, and Bangladesh Ambassador to Qatar Mohammad Hazrat Ali Khan accompanied Adviser Touhid Hossain at the summit.
