Joint Statement of the Arab Six-Party Meeting in Cairo on Palestine
Cairo - February 01, 2025
At the invitation of the Arab Republic of Egypt, a meeting was held in Cairo on February 1, attended by the foreign ministers of Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Also present were the Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States. The participants in the meeting reached the following agreements:
1-Welcoming the agreement to cease fire in Gaza and exchange hostages and detainees. They commended the efforts of Qatar and Egypt in facilitating this agreement and acknowledged the important role played by the United States in its achievement. The participants also expressed their commitment to working with the administration of US President Donald Trump to pursue a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, in line with the two-state solution, and to strive for a conflict-free region.
2-Affirming support for the efforts of the three countries involved in ensuring the full implementation of the agreement, across all its stages and provisions, to achieve lasting calm. They stressed the importance of maintaining the ceasefire to ensure the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid to all areas of the Gaza Strip, removing any obstacles to the entry of humanitarian, shelter, recovery, and rehabilitation support in a safe and effective manner. They also called for the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and firmly rejected any attempts to divide the Strip. The participants emphasized the need to enable the Palestinian Authority to resume its responsibilities in Gaza as part of the occupied Palestinian territories, alongside the West Bank and East Jerusalem, to allow the international community to address the humanitarian crisis caused by the Israeli aggression.
3-Affirming the pivotal, indispensable, and irreplaceable role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and categorically rejected any attempts to bypass or diminish its role.
4-Affirming in this regard the importance of the international community’s concerted efforts to plan and implement a comprehensive reconstruction process in the Gaza Strip, as soon as possible, in a manner that ensures the Palestinians remain on their land, especially in light of the steadfastness and complete adherence to their land demonstrated by the Palestinian people, and in a manner that contributes to improving the daily lives of the Palestinian residents of the Strip on their land, and addresses the problems of internal displacement, until the reconstruction process is completed.
5-Expressing the continued full support for the steadfastness of the Palestinian people on their land and their adherence to their legitimate rights under international law. They affirmed their rejection of any violation of these inalienable rights, whether through settlement activities, the expulsion and demolition of homes, land annexation, or the displacement of Palestinians from their land. They also rejected any efforts to encourage the transfer or uprooting of Palestinians from their land, under any circumstances or justifications. Such actions, they noted, threaten regional stability, exacerbate the conflict, and undermine the prospects for peace and coexistence among the region's peoples.
6-Welcoming the intention of the Arab Republic of Egypt, in cooperation with the United Nations, to host an international conference for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip at the appropriate time. They called on the international community and donors to contribute to this important effort.
7-Appealing to the international community, particularly international and regional powers, as well as the United Nations Security Council, to begin the actual implementation of the two-state solution. They emphasized that this should address the root causes of tension in the Middle East, particularly through a just resolution of the Palestinian issue. This includes the establishment of a Palestinian state on its entire national territory, with the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, unified in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions and the June 4, 1967 lines. In this context, they expressed support for the efforts of the international coalition to implement the two-state solution and for active participation in the international conference, led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and France, aimed at resolving the Palestinian issue and implementing the two-state solution, which is scheduled for June 2025.