Saudi, Japanese FM Discuss Efforts to Stop Escalation in Sudan

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi. (SPA file photo)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi. (SPA file photo)
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Saudi, Japanese FM Discuss Efforts to Stop Escalation in Sudan

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi. (SPA file photo)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi. (SPA file photo)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Monday a telephone call from his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi.

Talks focused on cooperation between their countries and ways to develop it further.

They also tackled efforts to halt the military escalation in Sudan, putting an end to the violence, providing the necessary protection to Sudanese civilians and easing the growing tensions in several vital areas in Sudan.



GCC Expresses Grave Concern Over Instability in South Asia

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi.
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi.
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GCC Expresses Grave Concern Over Instability in South Asia

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi.
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi.

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi expressed on Saturday the deep concern of member states over the deteriorating security situation in South Asia, calling on all parties to exercise restraint, prioritize dialogue, and resume urgent negotiations between Pakistan and India.

Albudaiwi also strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack targeting tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of numerous innocent civilians.

He underscored the critical importance of resolving disputes through peaceful means in line with international law and the UN Charter, to safeguard security, peace, and stability in the region. He reiterated the GCC’s firm stance against terrorism in all its forms.

Moreover, Albudaiwi renewed the GCC member states' call for the international community to intensify its efforts to achieve a peaceful resolution to the Jammu and Kashmir issue based on the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions.