Qatar took part in the 97th session of the Conference of Liaison Officers of the Arab Regional Offices on Boycott of Israel, held in Cairo Sunday.
Deputy Permanent Representative of Qatar to the Arab League, Maryam Ahmed al-Shaibi, headed the Qatari delegation to the conference.
The event addressed several issues related to the principles and provisions of the Arab boycott of Israel, including the enforcement of bans, the listing of companies on the boycott register, and the issuance of warnings or the removal of other companies from the blacklist in response to their compliance with boycott regulations.
The deliberations zeroed in on the ongoing operationalisation of regional boycott offices across Arab nations and the importance of strengthening co-ordination, co-operation, and information exchange among them.
Accordingly, the conference stressed the importance of banning a group of companies that violate the rules and provisions of the boycott, particularly those involved in investments within colonial settlements or those that support the Israeli economy and military apparatus.
The conference also resolved to issue formal notifications to other companies, urging them to divest from all activities linked to the colonial-settler regime and to reverse any form of co-operation, in accordance with the established provisions of the boycott.
The discussions emphasised bolstering the role of Arab boycott mechanisms and intensifying follow-up on their efforts and activities in enforcing the boycott’s rules, through ongoing co-ordination with the Central Boycott Office, in order to monitor the implementation of decisions and recommendations and document any reported violations of the boycott’s principles and provisions.
The conferees expressed their appreciation for the efforts of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement Against Israel, along with solidarity movements around the world. It stressed the importance of reinforcing collaboration and co-ordination between the General Secretariat of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC), with the aim of advancing Islamic boycott mechanisms and integrating them with Arab and global boycott structures.
Convening delegations from the Arab nations and a representative of the OIC as part of the successive Arab summits and ministerial councils, the conference underlined the importance of calling on all nations, institutions, firms, and individuals to cease all forms of engagement with the Israeli settlements established on the occupied Palestinian territories.
This includes, first and foremost, the prohibition of importing their products or investing in them, whether directly or indirectly, due to their violations of international law. (QNA)
