His Excellency Mr Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), condemned and denounced in the strongest terms the treacherous terrorist attacks launched by the Houthi militia on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. His Excellency underlined that the repeated targeting of this civilian facility embodies a criminal pattern rooted in terrorising peaceful civilians and endangering the lives of travellers and workers, in flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law.
His Excellency stressed that these assaults and the conversion of civilian airports into targets of aggression represent a grave escalation that threatens civil aviation safety and demands decisive international action to deter such Houthi practices.
His Excellency the Secretary General reiterated that the GCC member states stand united alongside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, expressing full support for all measures undertaken to protect its security, sovereignty, and the safety of its citizens and residents. He underscored that the security of the Kingdom is an integral part of the collective security of GCC member states, and that any threat to the Kingdom undermines the stability of the entire Gulf system.