Final statement of Jeddah summit calls on Yemeni parties to seize opportunity for peace

SMA NEWS – JEDDAH
With the end of the joint summit in Jeddah, which came at the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which included the leaders of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Arab Republic of Mur, the Republic of Iraq, and the United States of America.
The gathered leaders welcomed the armistice in Yemen and the formation of the Presidential Leadership Council, expressing their hope that a political solution would be reached in accordance with the terms of reference of the Gulf initiative, its executive mechanisms, agreed outcomes, and Security Council resolutions, including Security Council Resolution 2216.
The leaders participating in the Jeddah summit called on all Yemeni parties to seize the opportunity and immediately start direct negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations.
The leaders affirmed their strong condemnation of terrorist attacks against civilians, civilian objects and energy facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and against merchant ships sailing in the vital international trade lanes in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab and stressed the need to adhere to relevant Security Council resolutions, including Security Council Resolution No. 2624
The leaders renewed their strong condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, and their determination to strengthen regional and international efforts to combat terrorism and extremism, prevent the arming and recruitment of terrorist groups of all individuals and entities, and confront all activities that threaten the security and stability of the region.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America encouraged all regional actors to fully support the armistice in Yemen.