His Excellency Mr. Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), welcomed the official recognition of the State of Palestine by the Republic of Armenia.
Furthermore, His Excellency praised this supportive step from Armenia for the right of the brotherly Palestinian people to obtain all their rights and to live in peace, justice and independence, and to maintain stability, security and peace in the region. At the same time, His Excellency called on all countries to take similar steps to recognise the State of Palestine.
Moreover, His Excellency reiterated the firm and established position of the GCC in supporting the Palestinian cause, and reaching a solution based on ending the Israeli occupation and establishing an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.