Palestinians get attention by Indonesia

Palestine Gets Indonesia’sAttention at OIC Ministers

TL Bureau, Jeddah

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi attended the OIC Foreign Ministerial Meeting in Jeddah (29/5). This meeting was especially targeted to prepare two outcome documents of OIC High Level Conference (OIC HLC), including the draft of Final Communique and the draft of resolution for Palestine and Al-Quds Ash-Sharif. The 14th OIC High Level Conference will be held in Mecca on 31

May 2019. Since the first OIC serial meeting at the Senior Official level, Indonesia has actively contributed in the negotiation process for the HLC final document. At the HLC preparatory meeting, Minister Marsudi especially highlighted the urgency for the OIC country members to solidly support Palestine. “OIC should unite through a solid strategy and coordination in supporting Palestine," she added. Particularly, she

emphasized that the plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should consider three criteria, namely inclusivity (by involving both countries of conflict in the negotiation process), comprehensiveness (by avoiding the victimization of Palestinian political rights), and respect to the internationally-set parameters. Additionally, she affirmed Indonesia's readiness to host OIC HLC, as the confirmation of Asia's turn to hold the agenda.