The humanitarian crisis and violence engulfing Yemen was discussed at a meeting of foreign ministers from the UAE and Yemen.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the UAE Foreign Minister, met with his Yemen counterpart, Dr Riyadh Yaseen, on the sidelines of the GCC Foreign Ministers meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday.
Sheikh Abdullah led the UAE delegation at the 135th session of the Gulf Cooperation Council for Arab States Ministerial, the state news agency Wam reported.
“This meeting is held amid challenges and threats surrounding the Middle East region, among others, the phenomenon of terrorism and violence, whose political, security and economic repercussions on the GCC cannot be ignored,” said Dr Khalid Al Attiyah, Qatar’s foreign minister and chairman of the GCC session.
He praised Bahrain’s efforts at countering attempts to destabilise the country and reaffirmed the support of GCC states in safeguarding Bahrain.
Dr Al Attiyah said he was concerned about the deteriorating situation in Libya and Syria, adding that divisions in Libya have stalled the United Nations sponsored peace process.
Discussions included resolutions on rescuing and building a federal state in Yemen, and how best to tackle the humanitarian situation in Syria.
Other topics included GCC joint action and reports submitted by the ministerial committees to the general secretariat.
The meeting included the participation of Dr Abdul Al Zayani, secretary general of the GCC.
The UAE delegation included Ahmed Al Jarman, Assistant Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, and Mohammed Al Dhaheri, the UAE Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
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