Kuwait Reiterates Support to Moroccan Initiative for Self-Rule in Sahara

Charge D'Affairs of the Kuwaiti mission to the UN Faisal Al-Enizi. (KUNA)
Charge D'Affairs of the Kuwaiti mission to the UN Faisal Al-Enizi. (KUNA)
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Kuwait Reiterates Support to Moroccan Initiative for Self-Rule in Sahara

Charge D'Affairs of the Kuwaiti mission to the UN Faisal Al-Enizi. (KUNA)
Charge D'Affairs of the Kuwaiti mission to the UN Faisal Al-Enizi. (KUNA)

Kuwait renewed its support to the Moroccan initiative for self-rule in the Sahara, reiterating the need to respect Moroccan sovereignty.

The acting Charge D'Affairs of the Kuwaiti mission to the UN, Faisal Al-Enizi, affirmed in a speech on Tuesday in front of a special committee session on the Sahara, that the GCC countries were united on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara.

Kuwait news agency (KUNA) on Wednesday quoted Al-Enizi as reflecting the GCC’s hopes that the issue would be resolved soon to solidify security and stability in the region.

He reiterated Kuwait's support of the UN and its efforts - under the supervision of the UN Secretary-General and UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura - that led to the round table meetings on the matter in December 2018 and March 2019.

The Kuwaiti official welcomed the participation of Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, and the Polisario Front in the previous meetings in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions related to the matter.

He further hailed the positivity that prevailed in both meetings aiming at finding a political solution approved by all parties regarding the Sahara issue.

 



Qatar’s Emir: No Peace in Region Without Establishing a Palestinian State

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
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Qatar’s Emir: No Peace in Region Without Establishing a Palestinian State

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said on Thursday the crisis in the Middle East is a "collective genocide," and that establishing a Palestinian State is the only way to ensure peace in the region.
"It has become crystal clear that what is happening is genocide", he said during the Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit in Doha.
The Emir emphasized that there can be no peace in the region without the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The Qatari Emir also condemned Israeli air strikes and military operations "against the brotherly Lebanese Republic".
Israel launched an assault a year ago on the Gaza Strip after Hamas militants attacked southern Israeli towns. 
This week, Israel launched a ground incursion in Lebanon against Hezbollah, which has been firing into Israel in what it says is solidarity with the Palestinians.