GCC chief condemns terrorist attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran

1/3/2016 8:29:45 AM

(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))

RIYADH 3rd January 2016 (WAM) -- Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani has condemned the "barbaric" attacks on the Saudi embassy in Tehran and the Saudi consulate in Mashhad and held Iranian authorities responsible for these terrorist acts.

The Bahraini News Agency BNA reported that Al-Zayani also stressed that the failure to prevent the attacks represents a serious breach of Iran's obligations to protect diplomatic missions under the Vienna Convention of 1961 and International Law.

The GCC chief denounced Iran's "hostile and inciting" statements against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia following the execution of convicted terrorists stressing that such statements representing a blatant interference in Saudi Arabia's domestic affairs had ignited and encouraged the attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions.

The GCC countries have rallied together behind Saudi Arabia and condemn such terrorist acts against its diplomatic missions in Iran and also hold the Iranian authorities fully responsible for them Dr. Al-Zayani said.

The GCC states also reiterate their full support to the measures taken by Saudi Arabia to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and arrest the perpetrators of terrorist acts and inciters of sedition and bring them to justice he added.

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