On the evening of October 23, local time, the foreign ministers of Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia issued a joint statement after meeting in Istanbul, clarifying common positions on the Palestinian issue, the situation in Yemen, and navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, and agreeing to maintain close consultations on related issues. The statement pointed out that Israel's occupation is the root cause of the internal and external turmoil in the region, and called for the early implementation of the “two-state solution” in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions to support the establishment of a sovereign independent state based on the 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as its capital. The four countries condemned Israel's settlement activities in the West Bank and Jerusalem, as well as settler violence against Palestinians, and emphasized the need to ensure that humanitarian aid continues to enter Gaza and advance the reconstruction of Gaza. In response to the situation in Yemen, the four countries strongly condemned the Houthis's continued attacks on Saudi Arabia, particularly attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, and attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea and the Strait of Mande, and demanded that the Houthis immediately cease all military actions, threats, and attacks and return to the political process.

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