Saudi FM Takes Part in GCC Ministerial Meetings with Türkiye, Yemen

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah takes part in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-Yemen ministerial meeting in Doha on Sunday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah takes part in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-Yemen ministerial meeting in Doha on Sunday. (SPA)
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Saudi FM Takes Part in GCC Ministerial Meetings with Türkiye, Yemen

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah takes part in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-Yemen ministerial meeting in Doha on Sunday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah takes part in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-Yemen ministerial meeting in Doha on Sunday. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah participated in Doha on Sunday in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-Yemen ministerial meeting, chaired by Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

The meeting tackled the latest developments in Yemen and the impact of the Iran-backed Houthi militias’ attacks in the Red Sea on the regional and global economy.

The gatherers also reviewed international and UN efforts to resolve the Yemeni conflict.

The GCC reiterated its support for all initiatives aimed at achieving a comprehensive political solution to the Yemeni crisis, based on three key references: the GCC Initiative and its implementing mechanism, the outcomes of the National Dialogue Conference, and UN Security Council Resolution 2216.

These frameworks are seen as essential for restoring security and stability in Yemen, it stressed.

Prince Faisal also took part in the sixth ministerial meeting of the GCC-Türkiye Strategic Dialogue, chaired by the Qatari PM.

Discussions covered a range of issues, most notably the joint action plan and ways to boost cooperation in all fields between the GCC and Türkiye.

Prince Faisal also participated in the 160th GCC Ministerial Council meeting, which was chaired by Sheikh Mohammed.

Officials reviewed progress achieved in joint Gulf action.

They also addressed the latest regional and international developments, notably the conflict in Gaza and Rafah city.

They underscored the need for an immediate ceasefire and ensuring the security of relief corridors to deliver humanitarian aid.



Saudi Arabia Offers Condolences to Azerbaijan after Plane Crash

A handout photo made available by the press service of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan shows emergency specialists working at the crash site of a passenger plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan, 25 December 2024. (EPA/Kazakhstan Emergencies Ministry handout)
A handout photo made available by the press service of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan shows emergency specialists working at the crash site of a passenger plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan, 25 December 2024. (EPA/Kazakhstan Emergencies Ministry handout)
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Saudi Arabia Offers Condolences to Azerbaijan after Plane Crash

A handout photo made available by the press service of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan shows emergency specialists working at the crash site of a passenger plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan, 25 December 2024. (EPA/Kazakhstan Emergencies Ministry handout)
A handout photo made available by the press service of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan shows emergency specialists working at the crash site of a passenger plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan, 25 December 2024. (EPA/Kazakhstan Emergencies Ministry handout)

Saudi Arabia offered on Wednesday its condolences to Azerbaijan following the plane crash in Kazakhstan.

A Foreign Ministry statement said the Kingdom expressed its condolences to the families of the deceased and to the government and people of Azerbaijan. It wished the injured a speedy recovery.

The Muslim World League (MWL) also extended its condolences to the government and people of Azerbaijan following the crash.

An Embraer passenger jet flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people while 29 survivors received hospital treatment, Kazakh authorities said.

Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 had flown hundreds of miles off its scheduled route to crash on the opposite shore of the Caspian Sea, after what Russia's aviation watchdog said was an emergency that may have been caused by a bird strike. But an aviation expert suggested that cause seemed unlikely.

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev said according to information he had received, the plane changed course due to poor weather, but he added the cause of the crash was unknown and must be fully investigated.