Doha: Prime Minister of Republic of Iraq H E Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani (pictured) called for any attack on Arab and Muslim states to be treated as a threat to collective national security, warning that the continuation of “Israel’s” policies without deterrence will lead to further instability.
In his remarks at the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha, the Prime Minister reaffirmed Iraq’s unequivocal condemnation of assaults undermining the region’s security and stability, voicing full solidarity with Qatar, the Palestinian people, and all nations targeted by aggression, including Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Iran.
He stressed that the attack on Qatar represents a dangerous escalation and a violation of international law, threatening efforts to defuse regional crises in light of Qatar’s diplomatic mediation initiatives, adding that such aggression deliberately kills off prospects for peaceful solutions. He urged international and UN bodies, along with major powers, to assume their responsibilities in preventing Israel from deliberately undermining the international order.
Al Sudani underscored that any targeting of Arab and Muslim states must be regarded as a threat to shared national security, requiring coordinated diplomatic action and firm measures to prevent further assaults.
He also highlighted the need to form a broad Islamic coalition bringing together Arab and Muslim countries to confront the security and economic challenges facing our peoples, proposing in this context the creation of an Arab-Islamic contact group to engage the UN Security Council, the United Nations, and the European Union to convey a unified stance and defend the rights of their peoples.
The Prime Minister further emphasized the need to draw up a comprehensive roadmap for a Gaza ceasefire under international supervision, followed by a reconstruction program managed through a joint UN-Arab framework, stressing the importance of reaching a political track that guarantees legitimate rights of the Palestinian people as the rightful owners of the land.
He concluded by calling for stronger mechanisms for consultation and coordination among states to ensure a collective response to any threats to sovereignty and security, and of activating joint deterrence systems to protect regional stability.
He warned that the occupying power continues to violate principles of international law and the UN Charter, deliberately working to expand the conflict in the region.
