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Saudi Arabia, US Discuss Efforts to Contain Military Escalation in the Region

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and his American counterpart Lloyd Austin are seen during a previous meeting. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and his American counterpart Lloyd Austin are seen during a previous meeting. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia, US Discuss Efforts to Contain Military Escalation in the Region

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and his American counterpart Lloyd Austin are seen during a previous meeting. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and his American counterpart Lloyd Austin are seen during a previous meeting. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz held telephone talks on Sunday with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin on the recent military escalation in the region.

They tackled the danger of the repercussions of these developments and efforts to contain them to safeguard international peace and security.

The officials also reviewed the strategic partnership between Saudi Arabia and the United States in the military and defense fields and ways to strengthen them.

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GCC Welcomes Agreement between Yemen Govt, Houthis

Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)
Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)
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GCC Welcomes Agreement between Yemen Govt, Houthis

Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)
Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi welcomed on Wednesday the agreement between the legitimate Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthi militias to de-escalate the situation with regard to the Yemeni banking sector and airlines.

The agreement was announced by the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, on Tuesday.

Albudaiwi expressed the GCC's support for all regional and international efforts and the efforts led by the UN special envoy aimed at achieving peace and security in Yemen.

The announcement underscores the importance the international community attaches to the Yemeni crisis, he added, hoping the agreement will pave the way for Yemeni parties to start the political process, under UN auspices, to reach a comprehensive political solution that achieves security and stability in the country.

He reiterated the GCC's continued support and full solidarity with Yemen, its government and people, and its keenness to encourage all efforts to de-escalate and maintain stability in order to reach peace.