Saudi Arabia to host Arab, Islamic ministers to discuss war

Saudi Arabia will ‌host a consultative meeting of foreign ministers from ​a ⁠number of Arab and Islamic countries ‌in Riyadh on ‌Wednesday to discuss ways to support regional security and stability given the Iran war, the kingdom's ‌foreign ministry said.

A Turkish diplomatic source said ⁠separately that representatives from Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Qatar, Syria, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates would attend the meeting.

There are scant signs of de-escalation nearly three weeks into the US-Israeli ​war with Iran that has engulfed ‌the region and caused unprecedented disruption to global energy supplies.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who ⁠intends to visit other countries after Riyadh, will underline the need for a negotiated and peaceful end ​to ‌the war, which if continued risks lasting damage ‌to ties between regional countries, the diplomatic source said.

Nato-member Turkey, which neighbours Iran, had sought to mediate ‌between Iran ‌and the United ⁠States before the war began.

It has ‌condemned US and Israeli strikes on Iran as a violation of international law, ⁠and also criticised Iran's attacks on ​Gulf states as unacceptable.

Reuters