GCC Secretary General Welcomes Statement Issued at Madrid Meeting on Two-State Solution

The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi
The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi
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GCC Secretary General Welcomes Statement Issued at Madrid Meeting on Two-State Solution

The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi
The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi

The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, has welcomed at statement issued by several countries that met in Madrid on implementing the two-state solution.

Held in Madrid on Friday, the event included participants from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Türkiye, Spain, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, the League of Arab States, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Al-Budaiwi affirmed the firm position of the GCC countries in supporting the sovereignty of the Palestinian people over all Palestinian territories occupied since June 1967, the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, and ensuring the return of refugees in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative and international legitimacy resolutions.

The statement issued following the Madrid meeting said that “the international community must take active steps to implement the two-state solution, including universal recognition of the State of Palestine, and its admission as a full member of the United Nations.”

It also called for the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, including from the Philadelphi corridor.



Saudi Interior Minister Holds Talks with Emir of Qatar in Doha

 Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz met on Doha on Thursday with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani - SPA
Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz met on Doha on Thursday with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani - SPA
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Saudi Interior Minister Holds Talks with Emir of Qatar in Doha

 Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz met on Doha on Thursday with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani - SPA
Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz met on Doha on Thursday with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani - SPA

Upon the Saudi leadership directives, Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz met in Doha on Thursday with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to review relations and security cooperation, SPA reported.

Prince Abdulaziz conveyed greetings from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, to Sheikh Tamim, and their wishes for continued progress and prosperity of Qatar, its government, and its people.

The two sides reviewed the historical brotherly relations and ways to enhance and develop them.

The Saudi minister held a meeting Wednesday with the Qatari minister of interior also as part of his official visit.