Ministers from Arab and Muslim-majority countries arrived in Moscow to discuss the Israeli war on Gaza with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Indonesia, Palestine and the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) arrived in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss the Israeli war on Gaza with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Russian news agency TASS reported, citing a diplomatic source.
“They have arrived, the meeting will start soon,” the source said in response to a question.
KREMLIN: Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the Gaza war with leaders of the BRICS countries in a video conference on Tuesday.
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The source also confirmed the composition of the participants in the meeting: Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki and OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha.
On Monday, ministers from Arab and Muslim-majority countries visited China to discuss ways to put an end to the Israeli aggression on Gaza.
“The goal is to formulate an international initiative to halt the war in Gaza and push for a genuine and serious political process, leading to a permanent and comprehensive peace in accordance with established international references,” the Saudi Gazette reported.
QATARI FM: Qatari mediation has reached the closest point to reaching a truce, expressing his country's hope that its efforts will be crowned with success.
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The Kremlin press service also confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part on Tuesday in an extraordinary online BRICS summit on the escalation of the situation in the Middle East.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Israel has, thus far, killed over 13,300 Palestinians, including over 5,600 children and over 3,550 women.
The Israeli army continues to pound civilian homes throughout the Gaza Strip with new massacres reported everywhere in the besieged enclave.
(PC, TASS)
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