Saudi Arabia Reaffirms Support for Somalia’s Unity at OIC Meeting in Jeddah
Jeddah, The Gulf Observer: Saudi Arabia on Saturday reaffirmed its firm rejection of any attempts to impose parallel entities that undermine Somalia’s unity, territorial integrity, and sovereignty, stressing its continued support for the country’s legitimate state institutions and its commitment to preserving stability for the Somali people.
Representing Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Al-Khuraiji participated in an extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states held in Jeddah to discuss recent developments in Somalia.
In his address, Al-Khuraiji reiterated the Kingdom’s full support for the sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and expressed Saudi Arabia’s categorical rejection of the so-called mutual recognition between the Israeli occupation authorities and the Somaliland region.
He said such actions entrench unilateral secessionist moves that violate international law, as well as the charters of the United Nations and the OIC.
Al-Khuraiji called on the OIC and its member states to adopt a firm and unified Islamic stance rejecting any recognition of, or engagement with, separatist entities in Somalia, and to hold Israel fully responsible for any political or security consequences arising from such actions.
He also urged coordinated action within international forums to reaffirm Somalia’s unity and prevent the establishment of dangerous precedents that could threaten the sovereignty of OIC member states, rejecting any measures or cooperation resulting from the alleged recognition.
In addition, the deputy foreign minister reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s principled position on the centrality of the Palestinian cause, stressing the Kingdom’s support for all efforts aimed at achieving an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and enabling the Palestinian people to exercise their right to self-determination and establish an independent state along the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
