Palestinian FM Extolls His Highness Amir’s Continued Support

Jakarta, 27 Jumadil Awwal 1437/07 March 2016 (MINA) – Palestine’s Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki described His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as a man of noble actions, underscoring his continued support of the “Palestinian cause.”

In a statement to KUNA during a preparatory ministerial meeting for the fifth extraordinary session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, Al-Maliki said: “His Highness the Amir’s support of Palestine remains persistent.”

“Kuwait has never ceased, not even for a day, to support Palestine,” Al-Maliki said.

“Palestine needs to be supported by joint Arab and Islamic efforts to protect the holy Al-Aqsa mosque from Israeli aggressions,” he noted.

“We are not here to discuss a peace plan, but a way of safeguarding the holy Al-Aqsa mosque. A peace plan could be discussed during a forthcoming OIC session slated to take place in Istanbul,” the Palestinian foreign minister said.

This meeting has one aim, which is to “spur all Muslims into action to protect the holy Al-Aqsa mosque,” he said.

Kuwait is participating in the meeting with a delegation led by Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammad Abduallah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.

The delegation also includes Kuwait’s Consul General in Jeddah Saleh Al-Saqabi, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for International Organizations’ Affairs Nasser Al-Hein and Kuwait’s Ambassador to Indonesia Abdulwahab Al-Saqer. (T/R07/R01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)