Foreign Ministers of the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) today condemned the criminal Israeli air forces attack on the liberty fleet trying to provide humanitarian relief to the besieged Palestinians in Gaza Strip. In a statement, the GCC foreign ministers, here for a joint meeting with their counterparts from the ASIAN countries, called on the world community, particularly the United Nations Security Council, for prompt action, measures necessary to protect the Palestinian people, lift of the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip and opening of an international investigation into the incident. They called for the stop of atrocious acts, including sea piracy and state terrorism carried out by Israel in a flagrant violation of the international law. The ministers condoled the relatives of the victims of the incident and expressed solidarity with the Republic of Turkey, lauding its pro-justice-and-rights positions.
