GCC foreign ministers, in a statement following their one-day meeting, chaired by Kuwait’s deputy Premier and foreign minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, voiced solidarity with Saudi Arabia to defending its territories and safety of its citizens.
They said any attack against the security and stability of Saudi Arabia resembled an aggression against the rest of the GCC countries, said the statement, which noted support for the stability and security of Yemen.
The top diplomats, meanwhile, condemned the assassination of Hamas top official Mahmoud Al-Mabhoud in Dubai recently, which represented a violation of security and sovereignty of the UAE as well as international law.
They condemned the consular facilities offered to citizens of countries whose passports’ holders took part in the murder of Al-Mabhouh.
The foreign ministers voiced support for all UAE’s efforts to bring the killers to face justice, offering cooperation of their security authorities with the UAE’s security bodies.
The GCC foreign ministers, meanwhile, condemned the Israeli forces’ incursion into courtyards of Al-Aqsa and their clashes with Palestinian worshippers.
They also condemned the Israeli government’s decision to annex Al-Ibrahim Mosque in Al-Khalil, or Hebron, and Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in Bethelehm to the Jewish heritage sites.
They also condemned the Israeli authorities’ excavation under fences of occupied Jerusalem, and said these acts represented provocations of feelings of Muslims all over the world. The foreign ministers urged UN Security Council to act swiftly to stop these actions.
The foreign ministers called on the international community to act firmly against the Israeli practices, which included annexation of Palestinian territories in complete ignorance of legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.
The GCC’s top diplomats urged UNESCO, ALESCO and ISESCO to take all necessary measures to save Al-Aqsa Mosque and Islamic holy sites from the Israeli systematic assaults.
The meeting, meanwhile, touched upon a host of report regarding the custom union, the custom information center, the railroad project, the entry into force of the monetary union and preparations for the first meeting of the monetary council, due late this month, noted the statement.
