The foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Iraq agreed on the importance of resolving the humanitarian crisis, providing an appropriate environment for aid to reach all regions in Syria, creating the necessary conditions for the return of Syrian refugees and displaced persons to their areas, ending their suffering, and enabling them to return safely. to their homeland, and to take further measures that would contribute to stabilizing the situation throughout the Syrian territories.
The ministers emphasized the importance of combating terrorism in all its forms and organizations, combating drug smuggling and trafficking, and the importance of state institutions preserving Syria's sovereignty over its lands to end the presence of armed militias there, and external interference in Syrian internal affairs.
In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the conclusion of the consultative meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council states, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Iraq, the ministers affirmed the following:
Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the conclusion of the consultative meeting of the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Iraq in the city of Jeddah on 23 Ramadan 1444 AH, within the framework of the keenness and interest that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia attaches to everything that would serve the issues of our nation Arabia, and promoting the interests of its countries and peoples, and at the invitation of Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and within the framework of consultation and endeavor to coordinate positions and unify efforts towards a number of issues of common concern, an informal consultation session was held in the city of Jeddah on the 23rd of Ramadan 1444 AH at the Suhoor table It was hosted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and was attended by the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Iraq. During the session, views were exchanged on a number of issues and developments in the region. The ministers affirmed the centrality and priority of the Palestinian issue, and condemned the illegal Israeli practices that undermine the two-state solution and the chances of achieving a just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution that embodies the independent and sovereign Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital on the borders of June 4, 1967 AD, and in accordance with the resolutions of international legitimacy and the initiative of Arabic peace.
They also condemned the Israeli attacks on the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Haram Al-Sharif, and the violation of the sanctity of the holy places, and stressed the need to respect the historical and legal situation existing therein, and that the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Haram Al-Sharif is a pure place of worship for Muslims, and that the administration of the Jerusalem Endowments and Al-Aqsa Mosque affairs The Jordanian entity is empowered with exclusive jurisdiction to manage the affairs of the mosque and regulate access to it within the framework of the historical Hashemite Custodianship over the Islamic and Christian holy places in Jerusalem.
They also consulted and exchanged views on the efforts exerted to reach a political solution to the Syrian crisis that would end all its repercussions and preserve Syria's unity, security, stability, and Arab identity, and return it to its Arab surroundings, in a way that achieves the good of its brotherly people. The ministers also stressed that the political solution is the only solution to the Syrian crisis, and the importance of having an Arab leadership role in efforts to end the crisis, setting up the necessary mechanisms for this role, and intensifying consultations among Arab countries to ensure the success of these efforts.
The ministers expressed their thanks to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its initiative in calling for this consultative meeting in order to discuss the efforts made to resolve the Syrian crisis, and their aspiration for the continuation of consultations among them to follow up on these efforts.
Okaz (Jeddah)