NIGERIA CALLS FOR URGENT GLOBAL ACTION TO DE-ESCALATE ISRAELI-GAZA CONFLICT
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has called for immediate global action to de-escalate the spate of extreme violence against civilians in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Ambassador Tuggar also confirmed the support of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for proposals put forward by President Joe Biden for a cease-fire, while calling on world leaders to intensify efforts towards a speedy resolution of the conflict.
Biden had called for the continuous, sufficient and unhindered provision of lifesaving humanitarian supplies and services for civilians.
In a statement issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Special Assistant On Media and Communications Strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir, Nigeria has assured the United States of its support to bring about a complete halt of violence and an end to the senseless loss of human lives and manmade humanitarian crises.
