The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced the end of consultations between the Gulf Cooperation Council and Arab countries with the aim of resolving their position on the return of the Syrian regime to the Arab League.
The ministry said in a statement at the conclusion of the Jeddah informal consultative meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council states, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq that consultations and views were exchanged on the efforts made to reach a political solution to the Syrian crisis that ends all its repercussions and preserves Syria’s unity, security, stability, and Arab identity. And restore it to its Arab surroundings, in a way that achieves the good for its people.
The ministers stressed that the political solution is the only solution to the Syrian crisis, and the importance of having an Arab leadership role in efforts to end the crisis, setting up the necessary mechanisms for this role, and intensifying consultations among Arab countries to ensure the success of these efforts.
The ministers also agreed on the importance of resolving the humanitarian crisis, providing an appropriate environment for aid to reach all regions in Syria, creating the necessary conditions for the return of Syrian refugees and displaced persons to their areas, ending their suffering, enabling them to return safely to their homeland, and taking more measures that would contribute to stabilizing the situation. in the entire Syrian territory.
The ministers stressed the importance of “fighting terrorism” in all its forms and organizations, combating drug smuggling and trafficking, and the importance of state institutions preserving Syria’s sovereignty over its territory to end the presence of armed militias there, and foreign interference in Syrian internal affairs.