snip ~ He even reiterated Kuwait's readiness to help Iraq reach this end, saying: "We have affirmed repeatedly that we are ready to help Iraq. Actually, we do help it complete the implementation of (UN) resolutions, since this, in fact, would be the way to exit Chapter VII."
9/21/2010
Kuwait FM chairs GCC ministerial meeting
NEW YORK, Sept 20 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and member of the Kuwaiti delegation attending the 65th UN General Assembly meeting, presided over an annual Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting in New York late Sunday.
The annual GCC ministerial meeting, which is annually held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting, focused on several issues that concern the Gulf region, chiefly security and stability.
Emerging from the meeting, the Kuwaiti minister, chairman of the current session of the GCC ministerial council, told Arab reporters that the ministers had discussed issues put on the agenda of the UN conference, mainly those topics that have something to do with Arab, especially Gulf, security and stability.
He reiterated Arab support for the Palestinian issue, just and comprehensive Middle East peace based on Israel's withdrawal from all the occupied Arab territories, Syria's Golan Heights and Lebanon's territories.
They also discussed questions bearing on the Millennium Development Goals and Gulf progress in this respect, he said.
He quoted the Gulf ministers as having decided to coordinate their positions within the framework of the Arab League regarding such key Arab issues as Sudan and Somalia.
They also agreed to support Qatar's UN General Assembly presidency bid, as this could favorably affect Arab issues.
On Iran, he said Tehran should play a favorable role in Gulf security and stability since it is a major country in the region.
He urged Iran to address concerns over its controversial nuclear dossier. But, he ruled out a possible military confrontation in the region.
On Iraq and its effort to leave Chapter VII, the Kuwaiti foreign minister said Kuwait strongly hopes that its neighbor could exit Chapter VII as this, he said, would mean that Iraq has completed the implementation of relevant UN resolutions.
He even reiterated Kuwait's readiness to help Iraq reach this end, saying: "We have affirmed repeatedly that we are ready to help Iraq. Actually, we do help it complete the implementation of (UN) resolutions, since this, in fact, would be the way to exit Chapter VII." Concerning the Middle East peace process, he reaffirmed that the Arabs want peace, but Israel rejects it, recalling to memory that the Arabs had chosen peace during their Beirut summit in 2002.
The meeting was attended by the foreign ministers of Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
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Kuwait FM chairs GCC ministerial meeting
September 21, 2010
NEW YORK: Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and member of the Kuwaiti delegation attending the 65th UN General Assembly meeting, presided over an annual Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting in New York late Sunday. The annual GCC ministerial meeting, which is annually held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting, focused on several issues that concern the Gulf region, chiefly security and stability. Emerging from the meeting, the Kuwaiti minister, chairman of the current session of the GCC ministerial council, told Arab reporters that the ministers had discussed issues put on the agenda of the UN conference, mainly those topics that have something to do with Arab, especially Gulf, security and stability.
He reiterated Arab support for the Palestinian issue, just and comprehensive Middle East peace based on Israel's withdrawal from all the occupied Arab territories, Syria's Golan Heights and Lebanon's territories. They also discussed questions bearing on the Millennium Development Goals and Gulf progress in this respect, he said. He quoted the Gulf ministers as having decided to coordinate their positions within the framework of the Arab League regarding such key Arab issues as Sudan and Somalia. They also agreed to support Qatar's UN General Assembly presidency bid, as this could favorably affect Arab issues.
On Iran, he said Tehran should play a favorable role in Gulf security and stability since it is a major country in the region. He urged Iran to address concerns over its controversial nuclear dossier. But, he ruled out a possible military confrontation in the region.
On Iraq and its effort to leave Chapter VII, the Kuwaiti foreign minister said Kuwait strongly hopes that its neighbor could exit Chapter VII as this, he said, would mean that Iraq has completed the implementation of relevant UN resolutions.
He even reiterated Kuwait's readiness to help Iraq reach this end, saying: "We have affirmed repeatedly that we are ready to help Iraq. Actually, we do help it complete the implementation of (UN) resolutions, since this, in fact, would be the way to exit Chapter VII."
Concerning the Middle East peace process, he reaffirmed that the Arabs want peace, but Israel rejects it, recalling to memory that the Arabs had chosen peace during their Beirut summit in 2002. The meeting was attended by the foreign ministers of Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
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