Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said late Thursday that the quorum was not reached to hold the Doha Summit and noted that same discussions would be conducted during the Kuwait Summit.

In a press conference after the meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh, he announced that the GCC Summit discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip and brought back the Gulf stance together.

“The place does not really matter, because tangible results and recommendations are more important,” he added.

Faisal called for expressing solidarity and unity among Arabs or else challenges would be more difficult. He noted that the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1860 was important, but it would not stop the fighting, adding that it would increase Israel’s isolation on the political level.

He also called for trying to close the gap among Palestinians and affirmed that Arab Peace Initiative was still on the table, but the other party should approve it in order for it to be productive.

-NOW Staff