Faisal many issues with the participation of the GCC foreign ministers for the second time in a row in a month. This indicates somewhat the priorities and challenges which we face, he said, adding that the United States is aware that partnership with the GCC is very important to confront a number of urgent challenges, necessitating the importance of continuing contact, particularly in these tough times. The U.S. Secretary of State pointed to his meeting with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with whom the United States is gearing forward to follow the same personal close relation which we enjoyed with late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Kerry added. He said the outcome of the nuclear file mentioned by Prince Saud Al-Faisal would tackle many issues, alleviate tension and obstacles facing the regional security, cool down the pace of nuclear arms race, enhance the system of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, and enhance chances of peace here and other places, noting that the reason behind his visit is "to brief our partners in the GCC countries" on the latest developments since the negotiations started. He added that "we are going to take measures to guarantee that Iran would not possess nuclear weapons as integral part of regional and world peace". "We are keen to demonstrate a pure peaceful program for Iran", he said, adding that the United States is able to block and close all necessary paths that lead to Iran's possession of nuclear weapon before being transferred to a nuclear weapon producer. Kerry added that some successes were achieved with some serious gaps that could be refilled. "We are not aware until now when we could reach this goal", Kerry stated, noting that the United States will remain absolutely committed to deal with all pending issues with Iran, including its support for terrorism. As regards, the Yemeni crisis, Kerry confirmed that the United States and the GCC are aware of the importance of coordinating with all political parties in Yemen, particularly with the Houthis, to agree on a reconciliatory peaceful solution based on the GCC initiative and the outcome of the national dialogue conference. On the situation in Syria, he said the world wants an end to the war in Syria, particularly that three thirds of the population is now displacing, the country was ruined because of the Syrian President who sprayed his people with poisonous gas, tortured more than 10,000 using baseless evidence and photographs as evidence to do so. He said the regime in Damascus has lost legitimacy "but we have no priority more than fighting IS to give the people of Syria the ability to rebuild their state". --More 21:14 LOCAL TIME 18:14 GMT تغريد
