Saudi FM Holds Talks with Indonesian, Maltese, Albanian Counterparts

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (not pictured) and other policy makers and advisors on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, US, September 19, 2023. (Reuters)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (not pictured) and other policy makers and advisors on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, US, September 19, 2023. (Reuters)
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Saudi FM Holds Talks with Indonesian, Maltese, Albanian Counterparts

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (not pictured) and other policy makers and advisors on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, US, September 19, 2023. (Reuters)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (not pictured) and other policy makers and advisors on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, US, September 19, 2023. (Reuters)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held a series of telephone talks on Friday with his counterparts from Indonesia, Malta and Albania.

He held talks with Indonesia’s FM Retno Marsudi on the latest developments Gaza and the surrounding areas.

They tackled international efforts and joint coordination to stop the military escalation and lifting the siege on coastal enclave.

They underlined the importance of intensifying communication with the international community to carry out its responsibility toward reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

They stressed the need for United Nations and Security Council resolutions to be respected and the importance of reaching urgent solutions to bring medical and relief aid to the Palestinian people.

Prince Faisal and Maltese Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade Ian Borg discussed developments in Gaza and its surroundings.

They expressed their rejection of targeting civilians in any form and the need for all parties to respect international humanitarian law.

As a non-permanent member of the Security Council, Prince Faisal urged Malta to work to ensure that the council fulfills its responsibility to maintain international peace and security by pushing for an immediate cessation of military operations and lifting the siege on Gaza.

He stressed the importance of the council’s implementation of its decisions regarding the Palestinian issue, particularly Resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1515 (2003), and 2334 (2016), to establish a just and sustainable solution to the Palestinian issue in accordance with the relevant international references.

Talks between Prince Faisal and Albanian Minister of European and Foreign Affairs Igli Hasani also focused on the crisis in Gaza.



UAE, US Discuss ‘Serious Developments’ in the Region

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UAE, US Discuss ‘Serious Developments’ in the Region

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The UAE and US flags

UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss serious developments in the Middle East, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported Thursday.

They discussed efforts to end escalation in all its forms and reach a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, WAM said.

Sheikh Abdullah affirmed the importance of boosting the efforts of the international community to improve the humanitarian response to the escalating crisis and ensure the protection of all civilians in the Gaza Strip.

He underscored the importance of putting an end to extremism and halting escalating tensions and violence in the region, which threaten regional and global peace and security, as well as accelerating the drive to alleviate the suffering of civilians in the Palestinian enclave.

Sheikh Abdullah and Blinken also discussed developments in the situation in Sudan and their humanitarian repercussions, WAM added.