Arab and Islamic Foreign Ministers will convene in Saudi Arabia‘s capital, Riyadh, on Wednesday evening to discuss ways to strengthen regional security and stability.
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is hosting a consultative ministerial meeting of the foreign ministers of a number of Arab and Islamic countries, with the aim of further consultation and coordination on ways to support the security and stability of the region,” the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The emergency meeting takes place against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. A joint US-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28 triggered an Iranian retaliation involving barrages of missiles and drones that directly violated the sovereignty of several Arab States, including Saudi Arabia, Gulf countries, Iraq and Jordan.
The UN Security Council Resolution 2817 condemned in the strongest terms Iran’s egregious attacks against the Gulf countries and Jordan. It also demanded that Iran halt its attacks and unconditionally refrain from provocations or threats against the GCC States and Jordan, including the use of proxies across the region.
The meeting in Riyadh follows a flurry of diplomatic activity by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan over the past few days, during which he held talks with his counterparts from Syria, Algeria, Iraq, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt and the UAE.
According to Turkish media, Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will take part in the meeting. Moreover, representatives from Azerbaijan, Bahrain, the UAE, Egypt, Qatar, Kuwait, Pakistan, Syria, and Jordan will attend.
