{"id":77685,"date":"2025-06-17T10:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T05:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=77685"},"modified":"2025-06-17T10:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T05:50:14","slug":"pakistan-other-islamic-countries-issue-joint-statement-condemning-israel-attack-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/pakistan-other-islamic-countries-issue-joint-statement-condemning-israel-attack-on-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan, other Islamic countries issue joint statement condemning Israel attack on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: In a <\/span>strong<\/span>\u00a0joint\u00a0<\/span>declaration<\/span>, the foreign ministers of 20 Islamic\u00a0<\/a><\/span>nations<\/span>, including <\/span>Pakistan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, and Egypt, have <\/span>squarely<\/span>\u00a0condemned Israel<\/span>‘<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>latest<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>attacks\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0Iran<\/span>\u00a0by the military<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>demanding<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>de-escalation and\u00a0<\/span>immediate<\/span> return to\u00a0<\/span>talks<\/span>\u00a0for a\u00a0<\/span>long-term<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>pact<\/span> on the Iranian nuclear program.<\/p>\n

The foreign ministers<\/a> who issued the koint committee<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>included<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Algeria, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Turkiye, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates,\u00a0<\/span>as<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>per<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>statement<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>released<\/span>\u00a0by the Foreign Office.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>declaration<\/span>\u00a0was\u00a0<\/span>made<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>against<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>backdrop\u00a0<\/span>of the\u00a0<\/span>fast-changing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>regional\u00a0<\/span>dynamics<\/span>\u00a0and the unprecedented\u00a0<\/span>heightening<\/span>\u00a0of tensions in the Middle East<\/span>\u00a0region<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>especially<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>due<\/span>\u00a0to the\u00a0<\/span>successive<\/span>\u00a0military\u00a0<\/span>hostilities<\/span>\u00a0of Israel against Iran.<\/p>\n

The foreign ministers\u00a0<\/span>resolutely<\/span>\u00a0rejected and\u00a0<\/span>deplored<\/span>\u00a0Israel<\/span>‘<\/span>s recent\u00a0<\/span>aggression<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>against\u00a0<\/span>Iran\u00a0<\/span>from<\/span>\u00a0June 13, 2025, and any\u00a0<\/span>action<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span>violated<\/span>\u00a0international law and the\u00a0<\/span>objectives<\/span>\u00a0and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.<\/p>\n

They\u00a0<\/span>underscored<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>imperative<\/span>\u00a0of respecting\u00a0<\/span>states’<\/span>\u00a0sovereignty and territorial integrity<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>observing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>precepts<\/span>\u00a0of good neighbourliness, and\u00a0<\/span>peaceful\u00a0<\/span>resolution<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>conflicts<\/span>.<\/p>\n

They\u00a0<\/span>called<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>bringing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>an end\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>Israeli\u00a0<\/span>aggression<\/span><\/a>\u00a0against Iran, which\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>occurring<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>period<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>heightened<\/span>\u00a0tension in the Middle East, and to\u00a0<\/span>move<\/span>\u00a0towards de-escalation, to\u00a0<\/span>attain<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>complete<\/span>\u00a0ceasefire and\u00a0<\/span>normalization<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>relations<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The foreign ministers\u00a0<\/span>were<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>very<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>concerned<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>about<\/span>\u00a0this dangerous\u00a0<\/span>development<\/span>, which\u00a0<\/span>risked<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>having<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>severe<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>repercussions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on the peace and stability of the\u00a0<\/span>whole<\/span>\u00a0region.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>20\u00a0<\/span>leaders\u00a0<\/span>demanded<\/span> the\u00a0<\/span>immediate<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>need<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction, which\u00a0<\/span>would<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>binding<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>all States in the region without exception under<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>pertinent<\/span>\u00a0international resolutions.<\/p>\n

There is also an\u00a0<\/span>immediate<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>call<\/span>\u00a0for all\u00a0<\/span>nations<\/span>\u00a0of the Middle East to\u00a0<\/span>sign<\/span>\u00a0the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), they\u00a0<\/span>noted<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The foreign ministers\u00a0<\/span>underscored<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>utmost<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>significance<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>avoiding<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>attacking<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>nuclear facilities that were\u00a0<\/span>placed\u00a0<\/span>under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards,\u00a0<\/span>according<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>relevant IAEA resolutions and\u00a0<\/span>decisions of the\u00a0<\/span>United Nations Security Council<\/span>, as such\u00a0<\/span>actions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>were<\/span>\u00a0a violation of international law and international humanitarian law, including the 1949 Geneva Conventions.<\/p>\n

They\u00a0<\/span>regarded<\/span> an<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>immediate<\/span>\u00a0return to the\u00a0<\/span>negotiations\u00a0<\/span>path\u00a0<\/span>as the <\/span>sole<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>effective<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>way<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>achieve<\/span>\u00a0a sustainable\u00a0<\/span>settlement<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0the Iranian nuclear\u00a0<\/span>issue<\/span>.
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\n<\/span>The foreign ministers also\u00a0<\/span>emphasized<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>necessity<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>protecting<\/span> the freedom of navigation in international waterways <\/span>according<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>pertinent<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>international law<\/span>\u00a0rules<\/span>, and\u00a0<\/span>abstaining<\/span>\u00a0from\u00a0<\/span>jeopardizing<\/span>\u00a0maritime security.<\/p>\n

The foreign ministers\u00a0<\/span>all<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>agreed<\/span>\u00a0that diplomacy, dialogue, and\u00a0<\/span>observance<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0the principles of good neighbourliness, in\u00a0<\/span>line<\/span>\u00a0with international law and the UN Charter,\u00a0<\/span>were<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>still\u00a0<\/span>the only\u00a0<\/span>conceivable<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>way<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>resolve<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>crises in the region, and that military <\/span>methods<\/span>\u00a0could not\u00a0<\/span>result<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0a lasting\u00a0<\/span>end<\/span>\u00a0to the\u00a0<\/span>current<\/span>\u00a0crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: In a strong\u00a0joint\u00a0declaration, the foreign ministers of 20 Islamic\u00a0nations, including Pakistan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, and Egypt, have squarely\u00a0condemned Israel‘s\u00a0latest\u00a0attacks\u00a0on\u00a0Iran\u00a0by the military,\u00a0demanding\u00a0de-escalation and\u00a0immediate return to\u00a0talks\u00a0for a\u00a0long-term\u00a0pact on the Iranian nuclear program. The foreign ministers who issued the koint committee,\u00a0included\u00a0Algeria, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Pakistan, Qatar, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":77233,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[29500,15341,29501],"class_list":["post-77685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-islamic-nations-joint-statement","tag-israel-attack-on-iran","tag-israel-iran-war"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77686,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77685\/revisions\/77686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}