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Saudi, Iraqi FMs Chair 3rd Meeting of their Joint Security Council

Prince Faisal bin Farhan at the joint virtual meeting. (SPA)
Prince Faisal bin Farhan at the joint virtual meeting. (SPA)
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Saudi, Iraqi FMs Chair 3rd Meeting of their Joint Security Council

Prince Faisal bin Farhan at the joint virtual meeting. (SPA)
Prince Faisal bin Farhan at the joint virtual meeting. (SPA)

The Saudi-Iraqi joint political, security and military council held its third meeting on Sunday that was chaired by the neighbors' respective foreign ministers Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and Dr. Fuad Mohammed Hussein.

The council is part of the joint coordination council set up between the Kingdom and Iraq.

Sunday's meeting followed up on previous discussions and addressed efforts to bolster bilateral relations on the political, security and military levels.

Separately, Prince Faisal received a telephone call from his French counterpart Jean Yves Le Drian to discuss bilateral ties between their countries, as well as regional and international developments.

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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
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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.