OIC Secretary General welcomes the start of national Palestinian

Jeddah, March 01, SPA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference, Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has welcomed the start of the sessions of Palestinian national dialogue held in Cairo.



In a press statement issued here yesterday, Ihsanoglu considered the
convening of these meetings as a key important development on the way
towards achieving Palestinian reconciliation.


The meetings come, he added, as a consequence of the commendable and
dedicated efforts deployed by the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Ihsanoglu also expressed his confidence that the dialogue would lead
to fostering Palestinian national unity and empowering the
Palestinian people to safeguard their national achievements and
protect their holy places.


The dialogue, the OIC Secretary General pointed out, would allow
Palestinians to gain their inalienable rights to freedom and
independence and establish their independent state with Al-Quds as
its capital.


He called on various Palestinian factions and forces taking part in
the dialogue to keep up the constructive work in a serious and
positive spirit needed for the success of the dialogue until national
concord on all issues is reached.

Ihsanoglu emphasized that Palestinian factions need to move
promptly to form a national unity government to put an end to the
state of divisiveness, lifting the blockade, and jump-starting the
reconstruction of Gaza in the aftermath of the destruction caused by
the Israeli aggression.

--SPA