Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, in opening remarks to the Arab League today, declared that the kingdom “will not hesitate to defend its national security to keep its people safe” while requesting that joint action be taken to stop Iranian "aggression" and attacks on Arab states.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared his support for establishing a Palestinian state, saying that the Palestinian capital should reside in east Jerusalem – an area within the pre-1967-war borders. Jinping, addressing the Cairo-based Arab League, said that the Palestinian problem “should not be marginalized”. In a speech designed to assert China’s political clout in the Middle East, the Chinese leader said: “China supports the peaceful process in the Middle East [and] the establishment of a Palestinian state with its capital being eastern Jerusalem“.