Riyadh (UNA/SPA) – Their Highnesses, Excellencies, and Highnesses the Foreign Ministers of: (Republic of Azerbaijan, Kingdom of Bahrain, Arab Republic of Egypt, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, State of Kuwait, Lebanese Republic, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, State of Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Republic of Turkey, United Arab Emirates) held a consultative ministerial meeting on Wednesday, 29 Ramadan 1447 AH, corresponding to 18 March 2026 AD, in Riyadh, regarding the Iranian attacks.
The participants discussed the Iranian attacks on the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Republic of Turkey, and affirmed their condemnation and denunciation of these deliberate Iranian attacks with ballistic missiles and drones, which targeted residential areas and civilian infrastructure, including oil facilities, water desalination plants, airports, residential facilities, and diplomatic headquarters.
The participants stressed that these attacks cannot be justified under any pretext or in any way.
The participants also affirmed the right of states to defend themselves in accordance with Article (51) of the Charter of the United Nations.
The participants called on Iran to immediately cease its attacks, respect international law, international humanitarian law and the principles of good neighborliness, as a first step towards ending the escalation, achieving security and stability in the region, and activating diplomacy as a means to resolve crises.
They stressed that the future of relations with Iran depends on respecting the sovereignty of states, not interfering in their internal affairs, not violating their sovereignty and territories in any way, and not using and developing its military capabilities to threaten the countries of the region.
The participants stressed the need for Iran to comply with Security Council Resolution 2817 (2026), to immediately cease all attacks, to refrain from any provocative actions or threats directed at neighboring countries, to stop supporting, financing and arming its affiliated militias in Arab countries, which Iran does in service of its own purposes and against the interests of these countries, and to refrain from any actions or threats aimed at closing or obstructing international navigation in the Strait of Hormuz or threatening maritime security in Bab al-Mandab.
The participants reaffirmed their support for the security, stability, and territorial integrity of Lebanon, the activation of Lebanese state sovereignty over all its territory, and the Lebanese government's decision to restrict the possession of weapons to the state. They also condemned Israel's aggression against Lebanon and its expansionist policies in the region.
The participants renewed their determination to continue intensive consultation and coordination in this regard, to follow up on developments and assess new developments in order to formulate common positions and take the necessary legitimate measures and actions to protect their security, stability and sovereignty, and to stop the heinous Iranian attacks on their territories.
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