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Albudaiwi Welcomes UN Security Council’s Backing of the Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Plan


Riyadh: Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi welcomed the UN Security Council’s adoption of the US-proposed Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan, according to a press release from the GCC General Secretariat.

Albudaiwi said that the adoption of this ceasefire resolution will contribute to ending the crisis in Gaza Strip and achieving security and stability in the region and the world.

He said that GCC countries ‘welcome all regional and international efforts to end the crisis in a way that ensures the security and peace of our Palestinian brothers’, and expressed appreciation for the US efforts in this context.

Moreover, he affirmed the constant positions of the GCC countries vis-à-vis the Palestinian cause, and their support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the June 4, 1967, borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative and international legitimacy.

Source: Saudi Press Agency