RIYADH — Saudi Arabia welcomed on Wednesday the UN Safety Council’s adoption of a decision condemning Iran’s assaults on Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, in addition to Jordan.
The Decision 2817 strongly condemns the egregious assaults by Iran towards the Gulf nations and Jordan, emphasizing that the assaults represent a breach of worldwide regulation and a critical menace to worldwide peace and safety.
The decision, collectively offered by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, and Jordan, reaffirmed robust assist for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of the GCC states and Jordan. It emphasised that the Iranian acts represent a violation of worldwide regulation and a critical menace to worldwide peace and safety.
In an announcement, the Ministry of International Affairs mentioned: “Saudi Arabia welcomes the provisions of the decision, together with its condemnation of the assaults on residential areas and the focusing on of civilian infrastructure, which resulted in civilian casualties and harm of civilian buildings, in addition to the expression of solidarity with these nations and their peoples.”
The ministry highlighted the broad worldwide assist for the decision and the worldwide condemnation of those brutal Iranian assaults. It known as for instant and unconditional cessation of the Iranian hostilities and for an finish to any provocation or threats towards neighboring nations, together with using proxies.
“The Kingdom affirms the provisions of the decision and reiterates its full proper to take all vital measures to safeguard its safety, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, and to discourage aggression, as acknowledged in Article 51 of the Constitution of the United Nations,” the assertion mentioned.
