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Gulf states call for Houthis in Yemen to be designated a terrorist organization
The Gulf Cooperation Council countries called for the Houthis in Yemen to be designated a terrorist organization after a meeting in Manama. The council called for an end to missile and drone support for the Houthis and for security and freedom of navigation to be restored in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Gulf Cooperation Council countries, which met in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, called for the Houthis in Yemen to be designated a terrorist organization and for support providing the group with missiles and drones to end.
Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani chaired the council's 168th Ministerial Meeting. The foreign ministers of the member states and the council's Secretary-General Jassim Al-Budaiwi also attended the meeting.
Call for an end to support for the Houthis
The final communiqué issued after the meeting called for the Iranian-backed Yemeni Houthis to be recognized as a terrorist organization. It also called for the international community's approach toward terrorist organizations that threaten security, peace, development and prosperity to be applied to the Houthis.
The Gulf states said all support enabling the Houthis to acquire missiles and drones must be halted.
Call for diplomacy over the Iran-US crisis
The final communiqué called for a return to dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the crisis between the United States and Iran. It stressed the need to restore security and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
The communiqué said the Gulf Cooperation Council countries should participate in negotiations concerning their security and interests.
Attacks on Gulf states and Jordan condemned
The countries attending the meeting condemned missile and drone attacks carried out against council members and Jordan, either directly or through armed groups supported by Iran.
The communiqué conveyed a message of solidarity to Saudi Arabia. It said an attack against any one of the council members would be considered an attack against all member states.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı
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