Princes and their excellencies Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers held a meeting here tonight during which they discussed the latest developments in the region and underscored the importance of uniting ranks to stop the bloodshed of its peoples, protect its achievements, combat extremist terror organizations and enhance regional security and stability. The Minsters lauded the contents of the speech the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has delivered on August 2, 2014, calling for combating terror and warned against sedition that threatens the Arab and Islamic nations. They expressed profound denunciation of the brutal war crimes, aggression and the state-sponsored terrorism in Gaza Strip and absolute rejection of the Israeli justifications given in this regard. The GCC foreign ministers also confirmed the stance by the side of the Palestinian people and the Palestinian authority to reach a constant ceasefire in Gaza to put an end to the severe crimes committed by Israel against civilians and welcomed the truce reached in Gaza, calling for lifting the siege on Gaza and restoring the natural life to the residents of the Strip. The ministers cited the great role being played by Egypt to consolidate the truce and reach a sustainable stoppage of bloodshed. They rejected the Israeli accusations that other countries are supporting terrorism, considering it a despairing attempt to draw the attention away from its continuing violations of the simplest rights of the Palestinian people. On Iraqi matter, they welcomed the election of Mohammed Maasoom as President of Iraq, assigning of Dr. Hayder Al-Ebadi to form a new government and the election of Saleem Al-Jubouri as Speaker of parliament of Iraq, hoping that this would lead to enhancement of the security and stability in Iraq. The ministers confirmed their keenness of the unity, integrity of the territories of Iraq and non-interference in its internal affairs. For his part, Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayani, Secretary General of the GCC, said the ministers also reviewed a number of reports on the performance of GCC sub-committees, urging them to finish their work to implement Riyadh declaration within one week. -- SPA 23:31 LOCAL TIME 20:31 GMT تغريد
