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GCC expresses regret at damage to Qatar embassy building in Ukraine shelling
GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed AlBudawi expressed his deep regret regarding the damage to Qatar’s embassy in Ukraine as a result of shelling.
The GCC secretary-general stressed in a statement the importance of respecting the laws guiding diplomatic relations, which ensure the safety of diplomatic missions and their headquarters.
He renewed the GCC’s position calling for a peaceful resolution to the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. He called for supporting the international community’s efforts seeking to end the crisis through dialogue, in line with the principles of international law and UN Charter.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia expressed its deep regret after Qatar’s embassy building in Ukraine was damaged due to shelling in the capital Kyiv.
The Saudi ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement that the Kingdom stressed the importance of protecting members of diplomatic missions and headquarters in line with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic
Relations. It also renewed the Kingdom’s position, calling for a peaceful resolution to the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.
The Jordanian ministry of foreign affairs too expressed its deep regret over the damage sustained by Qatar’s embassy building in Ukraine. The ministry’s official spokesperson, Fouad Majali, stressed the necessity of respecting international law and the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which guarantee protection of diplomatic missions and their workers.
Majali stressed Jordan’s position, which calls for a peaceful resolution to the Russian-Ukrainian crisis through dialogue.
Meanwhile, Somalia expressed its deep concern over the damage sustained by the Qatari embassy building in Ukraine as a result of the shelling of Kyiv.
In a statement issued yesterday by its ministry of foreign affairs, Somalia reiterated its commitment to the fundamental principle of the inviolability of diplomatic missions under international law, stressing the need to protect diplomatic premises and personnel.