Qatar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah speaking at the preparatory ministerial meeting for the 26th Arab Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh.


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Qatar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah said the go-ahead for Operation ‘Storm of Resolve’ came after rebel forces rejected all solutions tabled by GCC countries to save Yemen’s unity and stability and the entire region.
The operation was carried at the request of the legitimate Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the Foreign Minister said at the preparatory ministerial meeting for the 26th Arab Summit currently in progress Sharm el-Sheikh.
HE Dr al-Attiyah called on all parties and political forces to consider Yemen’s interests and jointly work to complete the political process.
“We all have to line up for Yemen’s legitimacy and reject the policy of fait accompli to preserve the unity, security and stability of the country. The State of Qatar will spare no effort to achieve that,” he stressed.
HE the Foreign Minister said the preparatory meeting for the 26th Arab Summit is being held under complicated regional and global situation. “Arab nations are facing serious political, economic and security challenges which calls us for joint action to address the situation and threats with a new vision that is in consonance with the changes going around us.”
Regarding the Palestinian issue, he said: “The Palestinian issue remains a top priority. To defend their rights, legitimacy, and a confirmation of our choices to achieve peace, stability and security and co-existence in the Middle East.
“We support the peace process, first for our conviction that it is an irreplaceable strategic option in ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and of absolute solidarity with the Palestinian people, which had chosen for the negotiations and peace to end the occupation.
Dr al-Attiyah urged the international community led by the UN Security Council to take the initiative to identify actions and appropriate measures to end the Israeli occupation and establish an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital within the 1967 border under Chapter VII of the Charter of the UN. This should be done with a clear political plan of action within the framework of the timetable.
Stressing the siege on Gaza Strip must end, he said: “We must all work with the international community and all concerned parties to put pressure on Israel to end the blockade as an occupying power.”



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