KSA seeks joint Arab efforts to resolve Palestine issues

CAIRO – 8 May 2018: Minister of Culture and Information of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad chaired Tuesday the ninth meeting of the Executive Bureau of the Arab Ministers of Information Council.

During the meeting, Awwad emphasized the necessity of fostering joint Arab media work to shed the light on the Palestinian case and to reclaim the legitimate rights of Palestinians.

Awwad made the remarks in his presidential speech at the 9^th session of the executive bureau at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Tuesday.

Awwad also highlighted Kind Salman Bin Abdulaziz’ statement during the 29^th Arab Summit in Dhahran, that “the Palestinian issue is the first and foremost issue of Arabs and Muslims and it will remain so until the Palestinian people regain all their legitimate rights.”

Legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, according to the meeting and King Salman’s statement includes the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Awwad also affirmed the need to exert utmost efforts to tackle the crises facing the Arab region.

Moreover, the Saudi Minister said utmost efforts must be taken in order to reach a political solution to the crisis in Yemen and provide humanitarian assistance to the Yemeni people through a comprehensive humanitarian operations plan.

The meetings concluded with various draft resolutions to be submitted to the council, on its 49th session, set to take place on Wednesday, to approve them.