His Excellency Mr Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), expressed his strongest condemnation and denunciation of the riots, attacks, and attempted vandalism targeting the headquarters of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy and the residence of the Head of Mission in the Syrian capital, Damascus, as well as the unacceptable insults directed toward the national symbols of the United Arab Emirates.
His Excellency emphasised the importance of the competent authorities in the Syrian Arab Republic holding those involved in these attacks and insults toward UAE national symbols accountable. He further stressed the necessity of enhancing the protection of diplomatic buildings and the residences of embassy personnel in accordance with the norms and conventions that govern and regulate diplomatic work.