Faisal bin Farhan to Blinken: Saudi Arabia Rejects Forced Displacement of Gaza Residents

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Amman. SPA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Amman. SPA
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Faisal bin Farhan to Blinken: Saudi Arabia Rejects Forced Displacement of Gaza Residents

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Amman. SPA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Amman. SPA

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah has held a meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Amman on the sidelines of the Arab-US meeting.
The two ministers discussed ways to support efforts to halt the escalation of military operations in Gaza and its surroundings. They also discussed the efforts made to allow humanitarian, relief, and medical aid into Gaza to prevent the worsening of the humanitarian crisis.
The Saudi Minister emphasized the Kingdom's strong opposition to the forced displacement of Gaza residents and condemned any targeting of civilians or damage to infrastructure that affects their daily lives.
The meeting was attended by Assistant Director of the General Administration for Policy Planning Prince Dr. Abdullah bin Khalid bin Saud Al-Kabeer, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs Dr. Saud Al-Sati, Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, and Director General of the Foreign Minister's Office Abdulrahman Al-Dawood.



Albudaiwi: GCC Stance on Russia-Ukraine Crisis is Based on International Law, UN Charter

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi - File Photo
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi - File Photo
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Albudaiwi: GCC Stance on Russia-Ukraine Crisis is Based on International Law, UN Charter

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi - File Photo
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi - File Photo

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi affirmed that the council's position on the Russia-Ukraine crisis is based on international law and the United Nations Charter, which emphasizes the need to maintain an international order based on respect for the sovereignty of states, the integrity of their territories, and their political independence, as well as non-interference in their internal affairs and the prohibition of the use or threat of force, SPA reported.
According to a press release from the GCC's Secretariat General, Albudaiwi made this statement at his meeting on Monday with Ambassador of Ukraine to Saudi Arabia Anatolii Petrenko.
Albudaiwi also said that the GCC states are exerting mediation efforts and support all regional and global initiatives aimed at resolving the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, achieve a ceasefire, and find a political solution through dialogue and negotiations.
The meeting also discussed ways to boost Gulf-Ukrainian relations, and regional and international issues.