FM meets with EU allies in Spain ahead of UN two-state conference

Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan led an expanded ministerial committee meeting concerning developments in the Gaza Strip in Madrid, where he landed there on Saturday after coming from Paris, according to a statement from the ministry.

In attendance: The meeting, assigned by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit, involves the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) joint contact group on Gaza, the Madrid Group, and European nations recognizing Palestine (Spain, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia), according to Anadolu Agency.

On the discussion table: Discussions covered the situation in Gaza and the West Bank, international efforts to end the conflict, easing the humanitarian crisis, and preparations for a high-level UN conference on the two-state solution scheduled for June in New York, co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France.

ICYMI- Farhan was in Paris earlier this week where he led a delegation from the Ministerial Committee assigned by the Extraordinary Joint Arab-Islamic Summit to discuss ongoing preparations for the UN two-state solution conference. The meeting was attended by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, Jordanian FM Ayman Safadi, and Egyptian FM Badr Abdel Ati.