Kuwait’s Overseas Minister and Chairman of the present session of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial Council, Abdullah Al-Yahya, affirmed that safety and peace kind the cornerstone of sustainable growth and shared prosperity, underscoring the significance of nearer cooperation between the GCC and the European Union (EU) in addressing accelerating regional and world challenges.
Talking on the opening of the Second Excessive-Stage Discussion board on Regional Safety and Cooperation between the GCC and the EU, hosted by Kuwait on Sunday, Al-Yahya stated the occasion serves as a significant platform for dialogue, the alternate of concepts, and the strengthening of strategic cooperation. He expressed hope that its outcomes would translate into sensible steps that meet the shared aspirations of either side.
Al-Yahya confused that the GCC regards the EU as a key accomplice in supporting regional stability and upholding worldwide regulation, the rules of fine neighborliness, and non-interference in inside affairs.
He emphasised that safety cooperation varieties a central pillar of the GCC-EU partnership, mirrored in joint efforts to fight terrorism and extremism, improve maritime safety, shield very important commerce and vitality routes, and battle piracy and arms smuggling.
He highlighted cybersecurity as an more and more important area of collaboration, calling for deeper exchanges of experience, quicker response mechanisms, and stronger safety of digital infrastructure.
The minister added that what distinguishes GCC-EU cooperation is its basis in shared values, mutual pursuits, and a forward-looking imaginative and prescient, geared toward growing progressive frameworks that adapt to world shifts whereas selling worldwide peace and safety.
On regional developments, Al-Yahya condemned the latest Israeli assaults, describing them as “a flagrant breach of authorized and humanitarian norms.” He reaffirmed Kuwait’s steadfast assist for the Palestinian trigger, urging an finish to occupation insurance policies of “repression, displacement, and hunger,” and calling for pressing worldwide motion to make sure the unimpeded entry of humanitarian assist into Gaza.
He praised the EU’s efforts to alleviate the struggling of the Palestinian individuals and advance a simply and complete peace, welcoming the popularity of the State of Palestine by a number of European nations, and calling on others to observe swimsuit.
Relating to Kuwaiti-Iraqi relations, Al-Yahya reaffirmed Kuwait’s assist for Iraq’s stability and prosperity, urging the Iraqi authorities to resolve excellent points in step with worldwide regulation and UN resolutions — together with the return of Kuwaiti prisoners, lacking individuals, property, and archives; finishing maritime border demarcation past Marker 162; and implementing the Khor Abdullah navigation and safety agreements.
He confused Iraq’s obligation to respect Kuwait’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, which he stated would improve good neighborly relations and contribute to regional stability.
Al-Yahya additionally condemned Israel’s latest aggression towards the State of Qatar, describing it as a “flagrant violation of worldwide regulation and a severe risk to regional and worldwide peace.”
He urged the UN Safety Council and the worldwide neighborhood to take quick and decisive motion to halt such assaults.
Concluding his remarks, Al-Yahya expressed hope that the discussion board would yield tangible outcomes that improve safety, stability, and cooperation between the GCC and the EU, saying, “We hope our deliberations as we speak will assist consolidate our strategic partnership, serve the pursuits of our peoples, and promote peace and prosperity regionally and globally.”
— KUNA
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