Amman, Aug. 5 (Petra) – Jordan hosted a ministerial meeting on Wednesday to discuss developments in occupied Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy sites, bringing together Arab foreign ministers, the Secretary-General of the Arab League and representatives from Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia.

The meeting, convened at Jordan's invitation, aimed to coordinate a unified response to what participants described as escalating Israeli measures targeting Jerusalem's identity and its holy sites.

Opening the meeting, Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ayman Safadi warned that Jerusalem and its holy sites face unprecedented threats, accusing Israel of expanding settlements, confiscating land, restricting Palestinians and undermining the city's historical and legal status.

Safadi said Israeli policies targeting Al Aqsa Mosque threaten its historical and legal status quo and warned that continued violations risk fueling wider regional and religious tensions.

He said that the conflict is rooted in Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory, not religion and called on the international community to act urgently to halt Israeli measures in Jerusalem, preserve the prospects for a two-state solution and support regional stability.

He said Jordan's position is that the sovereignty over Jerusalem belongs to the Palestinian people, while the Hashemite Custodianship safeguards the city's Islamic and Christian holy sites.

The meeting was attended by senior officials from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Algeria, Tunisia, Somalia, Palestine, Morocco, Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia and the League of Arab States.

Ahead of the session, Safadi held bilateral meetings with several participating foreign ministers to discuss coordination on the situation in occupied Jerusalem. He met with his Iraqi and Egyptian counterparts within the framework of the Jordan-Iraq-Egypt trilateral cooperation mechanism.

//Petra// AK