NEW YORK – The leaders of Muslim countries who attended meeting with United States President Don-ald Trump have emphasised the need to end the war and achieve an immediate cease-fire in Gaza that would ensure releasing the hostages and allowing the entry of sufficient humanitarian aid as the first step toward a just and lasting peace.
A multilateral summit of the leaders of the United States and eight Arab States and States members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was convened at United Na-tions Headquarters on the margins of the High-Level Week of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting was convened at the initiative of His Ex-cellency Mr. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America. The meeting was co-hosted by His Excellency President Trump and His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, and joined by His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, His Excellency Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye, His Excellency Mr. Prabowo Subianto, President of the Republic of Indonesia, His Excellency Mr. Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, His Excellency Mr. Moustafa Kamal Madbouly, Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Ar-ab Emirates, and His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister for Foreign Af-fairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the meeting, the leaders of Arab/OIC states thanked President Trump for calling for this important meeting. They highlighted the un-bearable situation in the Gaza Strip, including the humanitarian catastrophe and high hu-man toll, as well as its serious consequences for the region and impact on the Muslim world as a whole. They reiterated the common position rejecting forced-displacement and the need to allow the return of those who left. The leaders emphasized the need to end the war and achieve an immediate ceasefire that would ensure releasing the hostages and allowing the entry of sufficient humanitarian aid as the first step toward a just and last-ing peace.
They reiterated their commitment to cooperate with President Trump, and stressed the importance of his leadership to end the war and open horizons for a just and lasting peace.
They emphasized the need to work out details of a plan for stabilization, while ensuring stability in the West Bank and Jerusalem’s Holy Sites. They supported Palestinian Authori-ty reform efforts. Participants emphasised the need to ensure a comprehensive plan for reconstruction in Gaza, based on the Arab and OIC plan, as well as security arrange-ments, with international assistance supporting the Palestinian leadership, and expressed commitment to work together to ensure the success of plans and to rebuild the lives of Palestinians in Gaza. Participants also emphasised the importance of maintaining mo-mentum to ensure that this meeting is the beginning of a process on the right path to a fu-ture of peace and regional cooperation.
The meeting was also attended by Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrehman bin Jassim Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Jordan, Ayman Safadi, Foreign Minister of Türkiye, Hakan Fidan, Foreign Min-ister of Egypt, Badr Abdelattay, Foreign Minister of Indonesia Sugiono and Secretary of State of US, Marco Rubio. President Trump’s team also included Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Special Envoy of the US President for Middle East Steven C. Witkoff.
