CAIRO, 9 February, 2021 (TON):  A meeting of Arab Foreign ministers was hosted by the Egypt on Monday, for discussing regional developments, the policies of the new U.S. administration, and the structure and functioning of the Arab League.

The organization was keen to find a comprehensive and just solution to the Palestinian issue,

Ahmed Aboul Gheit, secretary-general of the League of Arab States said.

Any threat to Arab land was a threat to the entire nation, and that the region was on the threshold of a new phase, he told a meeting of the Arab League Council.

He said the emergency meeting delivers a message to the world, that Arab countries spoke with one voice when it came to Palestine, and that the Palestinian issue would remain at the heart of Arab concerns until it was resolved by establishing an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

He stressed the need for the international community to make this issue its priority.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry warned of any change in the status of Jerusalem and said that Cairo was working to facilitate Palestinian dialogue toward reconciliation.

The importance of the right of return of Palestinian refugees and that Egypt adhered to a Palestinian state with 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as its capital, he added.

According to the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Arab countries were united to face the challenges.

He called on the international community to put an end to Iran's violations and threats to the region, saying the Iranian regime threatened the security and stability of Arab countries through its militias. He condemned the Houthi targeting of civilian facilities.

He urged that the countries most affected by Iran's threats be part of any future agreement, noting that Iran's nuclear activities and ballistic missiles threatened regional security.

The Saudi foreign minister welcomed the Yemeni parties' implementation of the Riyadh Agreement. He emphasized the Kingdom's adherence to a Palestinian state with 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as its capital.

Arab sources said earlier that the meeting of Arab foreign ministers would issue a decision submitted by Egypt and Jordan stressing the need to adhere to the two-state solution and obliging all Arab countries to provide support to Palestine.

All the ongoing issues within the region was discussed in the meeting with the Palestinian issue in focus and proposed that he two state solution was the solution to calm the conflict between Israel and Palestine. However, the decision of the Arab ministers demands the Israeli side to respond and have talks on the Arab peace initiative.