Jakarta, (Antara) - Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi will attend a foreign ministerial-level Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) emergency meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, on Aug 1 to discuss the recent situation at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Palestine.
Spokesperson of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arrmanatha Nasir, during a press briefing here on Friday, said that Indonesia will convey its position, view, and what efforts have been undertaken to promote security at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
"We will again call for the solidity of the OIC member countries, not only in maintaining the status quo at the Al-Aqsa Mosque but also in promoting and supporting Palestine's independence," Nasir noted.
Minister Marsudi had made some diplomatic calls to several foreign ministers to discuss the situation at the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem after the Israeli authority began restricting access to Palestinian Muslims to worship at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
During a UN Security Council open debate in New York on Tuesday, the Indonesian delegation conveyed that it could not accept the use of violence and tolerate the use of any systemic violence and violation of the basic rights of Palestinian people, including their rights to worship.
Nasir said that Indonesia will also urge the international community to find options to ensure that the Al-Aqsa complex receives international supervision and protection, so that all worshipers can perform their religious activities in harmony and peace.
"We will also use this opportunity to remind the OIC member countries that OIC was established to help liberate Palestine. It has been 50 years since Israel had occupied Palestinian land, yet we have not managed to liberate Palestine," Nasir noted.
Earlier on Tuesday, Minister Marsudi had summoned ambassadors of the OIC member states in Indonesia to attend a briefing to address the crisis at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
"We should not remain silent in response to this situation, and we should do something to prevent further violence at Al-Aqsa," she revealed.
Israel had installed metal detectors and cameras at the entrance of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound since July 14 after a shooting incident that killed two Israeli policemen at the site.
Israeli has limited Palestinian Muslim worshipers' access to the mosque in order to prevent further violence.
However, the Israeli measures have angered Palestinians and the Muslim world, which view them as an attempt by Israel to claim further control over the compound, which is the third-holiest site in Islam and the holiest site for Jews.
Daily clashes have erupted between Palestinians and Israeli security forces since the installation of detectors, resulting in the deaths of five Palestinians in the past week.
It was reported that Israeli authority has removed the metal detectors from the entrance of al-Aqsa.
However, Marsudi has urged the Indonesian ambassador in Amman, Jordan, to follow the developments and seek information on different types of barriers that might restrict the Muslims of Palestine to offer prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Minister Marsudi had also held a telephonic discussion on the Al-Aqsa crisis with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday.
Nasir revealed that Minister Marsudi has urged China, as the president of the UN Security Council, to take part and to seek a solution by implementing measures, such as applying international pressure on Israel, to restore the situation at the Al-Aqsa complex.
During the phone conversation, Yi stated that China adopts the same stance as Indonesia for resolving the current Israel-Palestinian conflict.(*)
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Spokesperson of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arrmanatha Nasir, during a press briefing here on Friday, said that Indonesia will convey its position, view, and what efforts have been undertaken to promote security at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
"We will again call for the solidity of the OIC member countries, not only in maintaining the status quo at the Al-Aqsa Mosque but also in promoting and supporting Palestine's independence," Nasir noted.
Minister Marsudi had made some diplomatic calls to several foreign ministers to discuss the situation at the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem after the Israeli authority began restricting access to Palestinian Muslims to worship at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
During a UN Security Council open debate in New York on Tuesday, the Indonesian delegation conveyed that it could not accept the use of violence and tolerate the use of any systemic violence and violation of the basic rights of Palestinian people, including their rights to worship.
Nasir said that Indonesia will also urge the international community to find options to ensure that the Al-Aqsa complex receives international supervision and protection, so that all worshipers can perform their religious activities in harmony and peace.
"We will also use this opportunity to remind the OIC member countries that OIC was established to help liberate Palestine. It has been 50 years since Israel had occupied Palestinian land, yet we have not managed to liberate Palestine," Nasir noted.
Earlier on Tuesday, Minister Marsudi had summoned ambassadors of the OIC member states in Indonesia to attend a briefing to address the crisis at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
"We should not remain silent in response to this situation, and we should do something to prevent further violence at Al-Aqsa," she revealed.
Israel had installed metal detectors and cameras at the entrance of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound since July 14 after a shooting incident that killed two Israeli policemen at the site.
Israeli has limited Palestinian Muslim worshipers' access to the mosque in order to prevent further violence.
However, the Israeli measures have angered Palestinians and the Muslim world, which view them as an attempt by Israel to claim further control over the compound, which is the third-holiest site in Islam and the holiest site for Jews.
Daily clashes have erupted between Palestinians and Israeli security forces since the installation of detectors, resulting in the deaths of five Palestinians in the past week.
It was reported that Israeli authority has removed the metal detectors from the entrance of al-Aqsa.
However, Marsudi has urged the Indonesian ambassador in Amman, Jordan, to follow the developments and seek information on different types of barriers that might restrict the Muslims of Palestine to offer prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Minister Marsudi had also held a telephonic discussion on the Al-Aqsa crisis with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday.
Nasir revealed that Minister Marsudi has urged China, as the president of the UN Security Council, to take part and to seek a solution by implementing measures, such as applying international pressure on Israel, to restore the situation at the Al-Aqsa complex.
During the phone conversation, Yi stated that China adopts the same stance as Indonesia for resolving the current Israel-Palestinian conflict.(*)
Editor : Chandra Hamdani Noer
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