Amman, 16 Aug. (Petra)- The Foreign Ministers of the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of
Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Türkiye,
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Qatar and the Arab Republic
of Egypt condemn the declared Israeli rejection of the Road Map for
completing the implementation of US President Trump’s Comprehensive
Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, as endorsed by UN Security Council
Resolution 2803, and the Israeli rejection of Palestinian statehood.

In a joint statement Sunday, the FMs said these positions amount to a
“direct” repudiation of the Comprehensive Plan, jeopardise its
implementation, and fundamentally undermine the collective efforts
undertaken to achieve a just and lasting peace. Such rejection
confirms that Israel now bears responsibility for obstructing the
efforts to bring peace in Gaza and the rest of the Occupied
Palestinian Territory.

The Road Map, which has been accepted by the Palestinian factions, is
the conclusion of extensive efforts exerted by the mediators, namely
Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye, the USA, the High Representative of Gaza and
the Board of Peace and constitutes a vital milestone for the
decommissioning of weapons concurrently with the withdrawal of
Israeli forces, the deployment of the International Stabilization
Force, the transfer of the administrative authority to the National
Committee for the Administration of Gaza and the reconstruction of
Gaza as stipulated in the Comprehensive Plan.

Rejecting the Road Map constitutes an “explicit” refusal to proceed
with the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan, and directly
threatens to derail the extensive efforts exerted by US President
Trump to bring an end to the war in Gaza and establish the conditions
for lasting peace.

In this regard, the Ministers underscore the importance of sustained
and active US engagement to ensure and enforce Israel’s full
compliance with the commitments and arrangements envisaged under the
Comprehensive Plan and its Road Map, and to prevent further
obstruction of their implementation.

The FMs further stress that Israel bears direct and full
responsibility for any consequences resulting from its continued
rejection, obstruction, delay or non-compliance, including any
resulting deterioration of the situation on the ground and disruption
of ending the war in Gaza.

The Ministers reaffirm the “urgent” need for the full and immediate
implementation of the Comprehensive Plan in order to address the
grave humanitarian situation, ensure security and stability for all
in Gaza, and pave the way for reconstruction and recovery and
advancing a just and lasting peace grounded in the Palestinian right
to self-determination and statehood in accordance with international
law, which would pave the way for security and stability for all
countries and peoples of the region.

The FMs also “categorically” reject any attempt to deny or foreclose
Palestinian statehood including through unilateral actions. A just,
lasting and comprehensive peace only be achieved by the
implementation of two-State solution, by the realization of an
independent and sovereign Palestinian State based on the lines of
June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital in accordance with
international law and relevant United Nations resolutions. Any
attempt to deny or foreclose Palestinian statehood therefore directly
undermines the prospects for peace, security and stability throughout
the region.

The Ministers underscore the importance of the continued role of the
Board of Peace and call all parties to support its efforts for the
implementation of the Road Map and advancing the second phase of
President Trump’s Comprehensive Plan.

The Ministers further call upon the Board of Peace, with the active
support and engagement of the United States, to take immediate and
concrete measures within its mandate to uphold the integrity of the
Comprehensive Plan and prevent any party from obstructing its
implementation.

//Petra// AG