Jakarta (IINA) – The draft resolutions on the pursuit of peace in Palestine will be submitted today to the heads of state for endorsement at the final day of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Extraordinary Summit on Palestine and Jerusalem in Jakarta. The meeting of senior officials and foreign ministers on Sunday gave finishing touches to the resolutions.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi said the two documents, one on the resolutions containing a set of political calls from the member countries and the Jakarta Declaration, containing concrete steps to be pursued on the issue of Palestine, were discussed by 605 delegates from 57 countries participating in the summit.
In her opening address at the ministerial meeting, Retno reiterated Indonesia's support for Palestinian reconciliation and stated its commitment to assist in Palestine's capacity building, the Jakarta Post (JP) reported.
"The government and people of Indonesia are ready to pledge $1.5 million annually for the next few years. In addition, Indonesia also recently contributed a $1 million grant through the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)," Retno said.
The minister did not disclose details of the draft documents, which have gone through two stages of discussion, at the senior official meeting (SOM) before they were brought to the ministerial level. She said the documents needed to be approved by the heads of state before they could be disclosed to the public.
However, Retno underlined that negotiations exhibited a sense of solidarity, commitment and unity from all OIC member countries to continue to assist in the fight to find a resolution for the Palestinian people. Input from delegates mainly consisted of suggestions on how to strengthen the said documents, she added.
Hasan Kleib, the Foreign Ministry's director general of multilateral affairs, who led the SOM discussions, said drafts of the documents were disseminated to members two weeks prior to the summit, with discussion during the summit aimed at deepening understanding on the content of the documents.
"The discussion was more focused on how to elevate, or strengthen the language in the documents," he said, adding that member countries were unified in their efforts for a peaceful Palestine.
Hasan said the draft declaration included steps to solve border issues, in which Palestine claims Eastern Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, as well as repatriation of Palestinian refugees, a status for Jerusalem, illegal settlements, security issues and access to clean water.
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