Saudi FM holds Syria, Yemen talks in Oman

AFP, MUSCAT: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has held talks in Oman, a traditional mediator in the region, on the conflicts in Syria and Yemen where Riyadh has taken sides.
Jubeir and his Omani counterpart Yussef bin Alawi reviewed “the situation in Syria and Yemen and means of strengthening cooperation” among the six Arab states in the Gulf, the Saudi foreign minister said late Thursday after their meeting in Muscat.
He told Oman’s ONA news agency that “the view is one” between Saudi Arabia and Oman on “all the matters discussed today”.
Unlike its Gulf neighbours, Oman maintains good ties with Shiite Iran—a key backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and of Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen.
It is also the region’s only Arab monarchy not to have cut ties with Damascus.
Saudi Arabia has taken an active role, supplying arms to anti-Assad rebel groups and leading an Arab coalition battling rebels in Yemen.
Alawi, for his part, said the sultanate was “exerting diplomatic efforts to find a peaceful solution in Syria and Yemen”. Oman is seeking through “calm diplomacy... rapprochement among all parties to achieve long-lasting political solutions”, Alawi, who met Assad in Damascus last month, told ONA.

 

Saudi FM holds Syria, Yemen talks in Oman

AFP, MUSCAT: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has held talks in Oman, a traditional mediator in the region, on the conflicts in Syria and Yemen where Riyadh has taken sides. Jubeir and his Omani counterpart Yussef bin Alawi reviewed the situation in Syria and Yemen and means of strengthening cooperation among the six Arab states in the Gulf, the Saudi foreign minister said late Thursday after their meeting in Muscat. He told Omans ONA news agency that the view is one between Saudi Arabia and Oman on all the matters discussed today. Unlike its Gulf neighbours, Oman maintains good ties with Shiite Irana key backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assads regime and of Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen. It is also the regions only Arab monarchy not to have cut ties with Damascus. Saudi Arabia has taken an active role, supplying arms to anti-Assad rebel groups and leading an Arab coalition battling rebels in Yemen. Alawi, for his part, said the sultanate was exerting diplomatic efforts to find a peaceful solution in Syria and Yemen. Oman is seeking through calm diplomacy... rapprochement among all parties to achieve long-lasting political solutions, Alawi, who met Assad in Damascus last month, told ONA.