2023-12-16 01:47:00
OSLO, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — Politicians from several Islamic and Northern European countries on Friday in Oslo, Norway, renewed their commitment to finding a peaceful solution to the current crisis in the Gaza Strip and promoting stability In the region.
A ministerial conference organized by the head of Norwegian diplomacy Espen Barth Eide was convened in response to a request from his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhane al-Saud. Senior officials from Qatar, Jordan, Palestine and Turkey, as well as the foreign ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg attended. participated.
“We are all aware of the seriousness of the situation” in Gaza and “we have all said very clearly that this must stop,” Mr. Eide said in a statement.
Participants also discussed the need to support the Palestinian Authority and reinvigorate international cooperation to advance the two-state solution.
Mr. Eide reiterated Norway’s commitment to supporting Palestine after the conflict. Since the start of the conflict, his country has increased its aid to Palestine by almost 800 million Norwegian crowns ($76.5 million).
The statement said that funding is mainly channeled through international organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Norwegian humanitarian organizations operating in the Gaza Strip. END
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