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/ The 44th summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries at the leadership level was launched in the Qatari capital, Doha, today, Tuesday, the agenda of which is the files of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip and Gulf economic unity.
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, stressed during the summit that the Gaza issue is not separate, but rather requires ending the occupation of all Palestinian lands, pointing out the need to force Israel to return to credible negotiations for a two-state solution, pointing out that negotiations should not be for a two-state solution. Open with no time limit.
The Emir of Qatar added during the 44th Gulf Summit that temporary truces cannot be an alternative to a ceasefire in Gaza, and that tragedies could have been avoided if Israel had realized the right of the Palestinians to establish their state, pointing out that Israel violated humanitarian and moral standards in Gaza and targeted the infrastructure. fragile situation in Gaza and cut off all vital supplies.
He also stressed that the principle of self-defense does not permit Israel to commit genocide, once again condemning the targeting of civilians of all nationalities.
For his part, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassem Al-Budaiwi, stressed that the positions of the Gulf states are firmly established in supporting the Palestinian people, stressing the danger of the continued occupation and the deprivation of the rights of the Palestinian people.
Al-Budaiwi said, “We call on the international community to work immediately to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza.”
At their 44th summit in the Qatari capital, Doha, today, Tuesday, Gulf leaders will discuss a number of issues, most notably strengthening political, security and economic coordination between the GCC countries, and the bloody events in the Gaza Strip dominate the summit’s work.
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, said on Tuesday that the Arab Gulf countries can play roles that contribute to resolving the “major challenges” facing the region and the world, and mitigating their effects.
Prince Tamim said in a blog post on the “X” platform: “I welcome my brothers, the leaders and representatives of the sisterly Gulf Cooperation Council countries, to their second country, Qatar, today, to participate in our 44th Gulf Summit.” He pointed out that the summit “is being held at a time when our region and the world are witnessing great challenges, in which our Gulf countries can play roles that contribute to resolving them and mitigating their effects.”
In this context, the Saudi Royal Court announced on Tuesday that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman headed to Doha to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council summit.
The Saudi News Agency quoted the Royal Court as saying that the Crown Prince’s visit to Doha comes “based on the direction of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and in response to the invitation sent by His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar.”
The Royal Court added that the Crown Prince will meet with the Emir of Qatar during his visit to discuss issues of common interest, ways to strengthen bilateral relations, and convene the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council.
The Gulf states, which condemned the Israeli war on the civilian population in the Gaza Strip, seek to stop the war and push for a political process that ends the occupation and enables the Palestinian people to build their independent state.
The Israeli war on the Gaza Strip since last October 7 has resulted in the killing of about 16,000 people, most of them children and women, the injury of more than 40,000 others, and the loss of thousands, according to the latest statistics announced by the health authorities in the Strip.
On the eve of the 44th Gulf Summit hosted by Doha, Qatar announced moving forward with mediation between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement, to reach a ceasefire in the war that Israel has been waging against the Gaza Strip since the “Al-Aqsa Flood” on the seventh of last October.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will participate in the Gulf Summit on Tuesday, as the Turkish Ambassador in Doha, Mustafa Koksu, said in media statements that the Turkish President will participate during his visit to Qatar in the summit of leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and in the ninth meeting of the Supreme Strategic Committee between Turkey. And Qatar.
The Russian news agency “Sputnik” quoted a Turkish diplomatic source as saying that the contact group concerned with resolving the conflict in Gaza will hold negotiations with the US administration this week.
He said: “We expect the Contact Group negotiations to be held in the United States this week,” declining to comment on expectations from the talks.
This comes after the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Indonesia, Nigeria, Jordan, Egypt and Qatar formed a contact group on Gaza, following the joint summit between the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the League of Arab States in Riyadh, last November 11, when the group held negotiations in Beijing, Moscow, London and Paris.
Anatolia News Agency reported on Monday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed with the Emir of Qatar the war in the Gaza Strip.
The agency added that the meeting came during Erdogan’s visit to Doha to attend the forty-fourth summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council at the invitation of the Emir of the country, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in his capacity as head of the current session of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
It was reported that during his meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Erdogan discussed “the latest developments in the Israeli massacre in Gaza, efforts for a ceasefire and lasting peace, and humanitarian aid.”
The Turkish President affirmed that Turkey would continue its efforts to deliver sufficient humanitarian aid to Gaza.