AlHijjah 1, 1436, Sep 15, 2015, SPA -- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states' ministers of foreign affairs concluded here tonight workings of their 136th session, under the chairmanship of the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Atiyah, in the presence of the GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani. The final communiqué of the session offered deep condolence and consolation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the families of the victims of the falling crane, at the Grand Mosque, in Makkah, praying that may Allah receive them, bestow mercy on the those who died as martyrs and to provide the injured with quick recovery. It also praised the great development and expansions taking place at the Grand Mosque, expressing confidence in the Saudi authorities to level up to its responsibilities, in tackling this sorrowful accident, supplicating to Allah to save the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its people, against any mischief. The council welcomed the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on Sep. 11, 2015 to raise the Palestinian flag on UN premises, expressed appreciation of countries voted for the resolution, considering it as a significant step in the procession of the Palestinian cause and a victory for diplomatic efforts to gain recognition of their state. It condemned Israeli occupation violations of Islamic and Christian sacred places, especially the attempts to change the legal status of Al Aqsa Mosque and the ongoing aggression committed by a number of Israeli officials and settlers against the sanctity of Al Aqsa Mosque, in a flagrant violation of simple human rights, exhort the international community to shoulder its responsibilities and to take all necessary measurements that would to protect the Palestinian people and religious sanctuaries. The council welcomed the resolutions of the extraordinary meeting of the Arab Peace Initiative Committee, which has been held in August 2015, confirming the right of the Palestinian people to establish its independent and fully sovereign state, with its capital, in Al Quds. The session disapproved the joint statement issued by the UN Human Rights Council, proposed by the Swiss Federation and a number of states over the internal affairs, in the Kingdom of Bahrain, which included various fabrications and fallacies on human rights conditions, without taking into account advanced measurements taken by Bahrain, which has been documented by several official bodies, in recently issued reports, ignoring the Government of the Kingdom attention paid towards adopting progressive strategies to corroborate human rights, in accordance with a sophisticated set to guarantee noble living hood for the citizenry, in order to exercise his full rights stipulated in the reformist plan of the King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain. The council expressed support of all steps taken by Bahrain to consolidate the procession of human rights, in the Kingdom and applying all international resolution related to human rights, saying that the GCC member states, are in the context of taking necessary measurements to defend their interests, in this respect, against these countries which have taken that stance against the Kingdom of Bahrain and the other countries of the council. The session has reviewed latest developments related to the joint action, expressing comfort at steps achieved to bring about integration between GCC member states, in all fields. -- more 22:31 LOCAL TIME 19:31 GMT تغريد
