The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi, stressed the firm and absolute support of the GCC member states for the Palestinian people in their fair struggle to attain their legitimate rights.
This came in Albudaiwi's speech at the Fifth Plenary Meeting of the Fourth Term of the Third Legislative Session of the Arab Parliament (AP), held at the headquarters of the Secretariat General of the Arab League in Cairo on Saturday.
Albudaiwi commended the role of the AP and its efforts to promote Arab cooperation and collective action, with the aim of achieving a prosperous and sustainable future.
He noted that the meeting is taking place “at a time when our Arab nation is facing immense and painful challenges, foremost among them is the just cause of Palestine, which will always remain the central and primary Arab priority.”
“This has been consistently reflected in the clear and unwavering positions adopted by the GCC since its establishment,” he said.
Israeli crimes and violations are not only a violation of human rights and international laws, but also a blatant challenge to all human values and principles, he added.
He said Israeli forces were using excessive and indiscriminate force against besieged civilian populations.
The GCC has repeatedly called upon the international community to adopt effective policies and measures to ensure an immediate ceasefire, to deescalate the violence against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, including Al-Quds and the holy Islamic sites, stop the settlement activities and land confiscation, as well as support the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and the establishment of their independent state within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative and all relevant international resolutions, Albudaiwi pointed out.
