GCC Supports Peaceful Efforts Aimed at Resolving Russian-Ukrainian Crisis

The GCC Secretary General meets with the Ukrainian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. Asharq Al-Awsat
The GCC Secretary General meets with the Ukrainian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. Asharq Al-Awsat
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GCC Supports Peaceful Efforts Aimed at Resolving Russian-Ukrainian Crisis

The GCC Secretary General meets with the Ukrainian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. Asharq Al-Awsat
The GCC Secretary General meets with the Ukrainian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. Asharq Al-Awsat

The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Albudaiwi, said Thursday that the GCC countries support the peaceful efforts to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.

He also stressed the importance of resuming the grain export agreement from Russia and Ukraine across the Black Sea to facilitate the export of grain, food, and all humanitarian supplies that would contribute to providing food security for affected countries.

This statement came during the Secretary General's meeting with the Ukrainian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Anatolii Petrenko, at the headquarters of the General Secretariat in Riyadh.

During the meeting, the Secretary-General stressed that the GCC's position concerning the Russian-Ukrainian crisis is based on the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, the preservation of the international order based on respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of states, non-interference in their internal affairs, and non-use or threat of force.

The two officials discussed ways to strengthen GCC-Ukrainian relations in a way that contribute to serving common interests.



Saudi Arabia Condemns Israel's Bombing of Latin Patriarchate Church in Gaza

Men carry the body of one of two Christian Palestinians, killed earlier in an Israeli strike that hit the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, during their funeral on July 17, 2025. (AFP)
Men carry the body of one of two Christian Palestinians, killed earlier in an Israeli strike that hit the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, during their funeral on July 17, 2025. (AFP)
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Israel's Bombing of Latin Patriarchate Church in Gaza

Men carry the body of one of two Christian Palestinians, killed earlier in an Israeli strike that hit the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, during their funeral on July 17, 2025. (AFP)
Men carry the body of one of two Christian Palestinians, killed earlier in an Israeli strike that hit the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, during their funeral on July 17, 2025. (AFP)

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed on Thursday the Kingdom's condemnation of the Israeli forces' bombing of the Latin Patriarchate Church in Gaza.

It slammed Israel's ongoing attacks “against innocent civilians and places of worship.”

The Kingdom stressed “that these repeated attacks, in the absence of deterrence, demand a serious stance from all countries.”

The attacks “threaten and jeopardize the security and stability of the region,” it warned.

The Kingdom “reiterated its call on the international community, particularly the Security Council, to confront the Israeli practices and activate mechanisms for international accountability regarding these violations.”