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His Highness the Amir opens 42nd Meeting of OIC Foreign Ministers council

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in the opening statement of the 42nd Meeting of OIC Foreign Ministers council
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in the opening statement of the 42nd Meeting of OIC Foreign Ministers council

KUWAIT, May 27 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday inaugurated the 42nd Meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), entitled "Joint Vision to Strengthen Tolerance and Reject Terrorism."

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad, in the opening statement, highlighted hardships of the Palestinian people and their protracted cause and touched on the region's various crises namely Syria and Yemen.
Alluding to the crisis in Syria as a catastrophe, His Highness the Amir said the crisis has resulted in mounting numbers of casualties, dead and wounded as well as refugees. He noted in this respect that Kuwait had hosted three international conferences for raising donations for the stricken Syrian people. "We affirm that resolving the question should be solely through peaceful means," His Highness the Amir said.
On Yemen, he said that the Saudi-led Coalition staged attacks on strongholds of the Houthi militias after "they threatened our security and stability" and after breaching pledges made in response to the Gulf initiative.
He alluded to the Western efforts to work out a nuclear deal with Iran indicating that Tehran must abstain from meddling in the GCC countries' internal affairs.
"We hope that the meeting would attain its aspired objectives," he said. (pickup previous) rk