33rd Arab Summit begins in Manama

Manama, Bahrain : The 33rd regular session of the Arab League Council at the summit level started in Manama on Thursday, at a critical time when the A...

Manama, Bahrain : The 33rd regular session of the Arab League Council at the summit level started in Manama on Thursday, at a critical time when the Arab region is witnessing many challenges and stakes at several levels, including political, geopolitical, and security, led by the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip for more than seven months.

The summit is also being held in exceptional economic circumstances imposed by the state of turmoil and security instability in the Middle East region, in addition to the accelerating effects of climate change and its repercussions on all other economic and development issues.

In his opening speech at the Summit, HH Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, president of the 32nd Arab Summit, stressed the necessity of continuing joint action to confront the brutal aggression against brothers in Palestine, and for the international community to fulfill its responsibility toward immediately stopping the occupation aggression on Gaza, the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians, and the necessity of working to find a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause based on international legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative, in a way that guarantees the right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

His Highness highlighted the keenness of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during its presidency of the 32nd session of the League Council, to formulate common positions towards regional and international issues, most notably the Palestinian cause, as it hosted the extraordinary joint Arab and Islamic summit to discuss the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, and issued a collective decision condemning this aggression, refusing to justify it under any pretext. He noted the Kingdom's call to resolve all conflicts by peaceful means, and from this standpoint, it will continue to provide humanitarian aid and economic support to the brothers in Yemen and sponsor dialogue between the Yemeni parties to reach a political solution to end the crisis.

HH Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia also stressed that the political and security challenges the Arab region is witnessing would not prevent the continuation of joint efforts to confront these challenges and move forward to continue the process of development and sustainable development in a way that brings prosperity and well-being to the Arab countries and achieves their hopes and aspirations.