UN chief backs Kuwait Emir's efforts to resolve Gulf crisis

2017-08-28 09:43:22

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres confirmed the organisation's full support and stands behind Kuwaiti mediation efforts led by Emir of Kuwait H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah to solve the Gulf crisis.

This came during the meeting between the Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Marzouq Ali Al Ghanim, and the UN Secretary-General, who is currently visiting Kuwait as part of his tour in the region. The Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported that the meeting dealt with a number of urgent issues in the region, especially the Palestinian cause, the Syrian crisis and the file of terrorism.

Al Ghanim stressed during the meeting the importance of the United Nations and its various agencies to play a bigger and more influential role in pushing Israel to comply with the resolutions of the international legitimacy regarding the rights of the Palestinian people and to prevent their daily aggression. He stressed the need for the United Nations to play its ethical role with respect to the rights of the Palestinian people politically and humanely.

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