His Excellency the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Mr. Jassim Muhammad Al-Budaiwi, met today at the Secretariat Headquarters in Riyadh with the United Nations Resident Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Humanitarian Coordinator and Deputy Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace the Lynn Hastings process. During the meeting, the representative of the United Nations reviewed the organization’s efforts in Palestine, including development programs and humanitarian programs, where His Excellency the Secretary General of the Cooperation Council reaffirmed the firm position of the GCC states on the Palestinian issue, the first issue of Arabs and Muslims.
He referred to the efforts of the GCC countries to provide development assistance and humanitarian assistance to the brotherly Palestinian people, welcoming the cooperation with organizations of the United Nations system in this regard.
The meeting was attended by Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs and Negotiations of the GCC Secretariat, Dr. Abdulaziz Al Awaishek.
