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GCC, US Discuss Intensifying Coordination

The meeting brought together the Foreign Ministers of the GCC countries and the United States in Riyadh. SPA
The meeting brought together the Foreign Ministers of the GCC countries and the United States in Riyadh. SPA
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GCC, US Discuss Intensifying Coordination

The meeting brought together the Foreign Ministers of the GCC countries and the United States in Riyadh. SPA
The meeting brought together the Foreign Ministers of the GCC countries and the United States in Riyadh. SPA

The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, has participated in the GCC-US Joint Ministerial Meeting on Strategic Partnership.

Wednesday’s meeting brought together the Foreign Ministers of the GCC countries and the United States at the headquarters of the Secretariat General of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh.

During the meeting, the Foreign Ministers discussed enhancing and developing joint Gulf work in various fields and intensifying the GCC-US action and coordination on multiple regional and international issues.

The discussions also encompassed political and security matters of concern to the GCC states and the US.

Moreover, the meeting’s participants engaged in dialogue regarding efforts to reach solutions to many crises facing the Middle East region and the world. These endeavors aim to contribute to enhancing international security and peace.

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Saudi Arabia Welcomes Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestine as a State 

France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he waits for Lebanon's Prime Minister ahead of their working lunch at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, on July 24, 2025. (AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he waits for Lebanon's Prime Minister ahead of their working lunch at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, on July 24, 2025. (AFP)
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Saudi Arabia Welcomes Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestine as a State 

France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he waits for Lebanon's Prime Minister ahead of their working lunch at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, on July 24, 2025. (AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he waits for Lebanon's Prime Minister ahead of their working lunch at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, on July 24, 2025. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia welcomed on Thursday French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize Palestine as a state.

The Saudi Foreign Ministry said the Kingdom hails “this historic decision, which underscores the international community’s consensus on the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and to establish their independent state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”

The Kingdom stressed “the importance of continued efforts by states to implement international resolutions and uphold international law.”

It reiterated its call for all countries that have not yet recognized the State of Palestine “to take similar positive steps and adopt serious positions that support peace and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”

Macron said in a post on X that he will formalize the decision at the UN General Assembly in September. “The urgent thing today is that the war in Gaza stops and the civilian population is saved,” he wrote.

The mostly symbolic move puts added diplomatic pressure on Israel as the war and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip rage. France is now the biggest Western power to recognize Palestine, and the move could pave the way for other countries to do the same. More than 140 countries recognize a Palestinian state, including more than a dozen in Europe.