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Last updated: 23rd October 2023
Press Release

Foreign Secretary urges the D-8 Commissioners to adopt a Joint Declaration to express steadfast solidarity and support for the Palestinian People

 

Dhaka, 22 October 2023:
 
 
Foreign Secretary (Senior Secretary) Ambassador Masud Bin Momen inaugurated the two-day long meeting of the 47th Session of the D-8 Commission held on 22 October 2023 in Dhaka. The D-8 Secretary-General, H.E. Ambassador Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam, D-8 Commissioners from the D-8 Member States and Officials from the D-8 Secretariat are participating in the meeting.
 
 
In his opening remarks, Foreign Secretary reaffirmed Bangladesh’s unwavering support for the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self-determination and a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders. Condemning the horrific atrocities against the innocent civilians in Gaza by the Israeli occupation forces, he called for an immediate cessation of violence in Gaza and provide humanitarian access to the conflict zones in order to save lives of the innocent civilians. 
 
 
During the meeting, Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh requested the D-8 Commissioners to adopt a Joint Declaration to express steadfast solidarity and support for the Palestinian People. The D-8 Commissioners and the D-8 Secretary-General echoed the proposal of Bangladesh and agreed to adopt a Joint Declaration at the 47th session of the D-8 Commission. 
 
 
Appreciating D-8’s remarkable journey of 26 years as an economic bloc, Foreign Secretary  further urged the D-8 Commissioners to deliver tangible outcomes of this economic cooperation by combining efforts of the Member States. Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh assumed the Chairmanship of the Developing-Eight Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) from the President of Turkiye on 08 April 2021 at the 10th D-8 Summit.
2023-10-22
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