Riyadh: All six Arab Gulf states will close their embassies in Syria due to the year-long crackdown in the country, media reported on Friday.said.
According to reports Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) head Abdullatif al-Zayani said that Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait took the step.
Al-Zayani said that the step was taken due to regime’s “massacring its people, choosing the military option and rejecting all initiatives aimed at finding a solution to the crisis.
Zayani urged the international community to “act urgently and decisively to stop the killings and massacres in Syria as well as the gross violations of the dignity and legitimate rights of the Syrians.”
It is to be mentioned here that two GCC countries Saudi Arabia and Bahrain had announced the closure of their missions in Damascus.
Saudi Arabia took the step Wednesday and announced the return of its diplomats from Syria, followed the next day by Bahrain.
Saudi Arabia, the Arab world heavyweight, has been highly critical of the Syrian regime. Last August, it withdrew its ambassador from Damascus and expelled the Syrian ambassador.
Its five partners in the council have done the same to denounce the “mass slaughter” committed by the regime.
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