UAE, Saudi Arabia condemn US recognition of Golan Heights

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UAE, Saudi Arabia condemn US recognition of Golan Heights

Abu Dhabi - They also expressed regret over the decision and asked to abide by UN resolutions.

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Published: Wed 27 Mar 2019, 4:29 PM

Last updated: Wed 27 Mar 2019, 9:33 PM

UAE and Saudi Arabia expressed their deep regret and condemnation of the recognition by the United States of the Syrian Golan Heights as sovereign Israeli territory, describing it as a move that disrupts all efforts to achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East.
In a statement issued today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, MoFAIC, stressed that there is no possibility of achieving stability and peace in the region as long as Israel continues its occupation of Palestinian and other Arab territories.
The Ministry's statement affirmed the UAE's firm position in recognising the Golan Heights as Syrian territory, adding that the decision by the US Administration cannot change this reality.
The MoFAIC statement reaffirmed the necessity of abiding by UN Security Council resolutions No. 242 of 1967 and 497 of 1981 and the principles set out in the Arab Peace Initiative concerning a full Israeli withdrawal from occupied Arab territories, including the Syrian Golan Heights.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session at Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Tuesday - where the country rejected the decision by the US.
The Minister of Media Turki bin Abdullah Al Shabanah said in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency following the session that the Cabinet reiterated the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's total rejection and denunciation of the declaration issued by the US Administration to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Height, and the Kingdom's assertion of its firm position on the Golan Height that it is an occupied Syrian Arab land in accordance with relevant international resolutions and that attempts to impose a fait accompli do not change facts. It also said that the declaration of the  Administration is a clear violation of the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of the international law, as well as relevant international resolutions, and it will have great negative effects on the peace process in the Middle East, security and stability of the region.
The Cabinet renewed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's calling on all parties to respect the resolutions of the international legitimacy and the Charter of the United Nations.
It stressed the Kingdom's strong denunciation and condemnation of armed attacks in Somalia, Afghanistan and Mali.


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