Foreign Minister sees no benefit in US retaliatory attacks

In a statement to the Oman News Agency, Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi said that the Sultanate is deeply concerned about the ongoing escalation in the region, due to the unjust Israeli war in the Gaza Strip.

The Minister added that this war has resulted in the deaths and injuries of tens of thousands of innocent civilians, including women and children.

He affirmed Oman's view that the only solution to the conflict lies in addressing its causes and motivations, starting with the recognition of an independent Palestinian state and the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from all occupied Palestinian territories.

Answering a question about the retaliatory military attacks carried out by the United States on locations in Iraq and Syria, Sayyid Badr said that the Sultanate of Oman does not see the point in launching such military attacks on sites in the region.

These attacks threaten its safety and stability and complicate efforts to find root solutions to the challenges facing the region, including issues of violence and extremism, he said.

This is an unofficial English version of an Arabic report. To view the official Arabic text, click here.