Foreign Minister Holds a Phone Call with Japanese Foreign Minister

Riyadh, October 16, 2023, SPA -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, held a phone call with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoko Kamikawa.
During the phone call, they discussed the development of the situation in Gaza and its surroundings and international efforts made to address them. Emphasizing the importance of stopping all forms of targeting civilians and the need for all parties to abide by international humanitarian law.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs urged Japan, by virtue of its role as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, to work to ensure that the Council fulfills its responsibility to maintain international peace and security by pushing for an immediate cessation of military operations and lifting the siege on Gaza. He stressed the importance of the Council’s implementation of its decisions regarding the Palestinian issue, particularly Resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1515 (2003), and 2334 (2016), to establish a just and sustainable solution to the Palestinian issue in accordance with the relevant international references.
--SPA