Egypt condemns attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran
Attacks on Saudi missions in Iran came after Riyadh executed 47, including prominent cleric Nimr Al-Nimr
Flames and smoke rise from Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2016 (Reuters)
Ahram Online , Sunday 3 Jan 2016
Egypt Sunday condemned attacks on Saudi Arabia's embassy and consulate in Iran following the Sunni kingdom's mass execution of dozens, including a prominent Shia Muslim cleric.
"Egypt condemns the torching of the Saudi embassy in Tehran and the Saudi consulate in the city of Mashhad in Iran," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it had executed 47 men on terrorism charges, including prominent Shia cleric Nimr Al-Nimr and dozens of Al-Qaeda members.
Those executed include one Egyptian and a man from Chad. The rest are Saudis.
Egypt stressed the need for "respecting the inviolability of the premises of diplomatic and consular missions and the safety of personnel," the statement added.
At least 44 people were arrested late Saturday for storming the diplomatic missions in Tehran and Mashhad.
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Arab states unite in condemnation over attack on Saudi diplomatic missions
12:26 am - 4 January، 2016
Flame and smoke rise from Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran
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Arab states joined together on Sunday to condemn the attack on Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Masshad, and particularly Iran’s failure to abide by international norms and conventions to protect foreign diplomatic missions.
The Arab League strongly condemned the attacks on the Saudi diplomatic missions, with Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby describing it as a “blatant violation of international conventions,” according to a statement.
While a number of Arab states also came out to unilaterally condemn the attacks.
Tunisia condemned the attack on the Saudi Embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran, calling it a violation of international conventions and norms, stressing the need to provide protection to diplomatic and consular missions against such acts.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the attack on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran and general consulate in Mash-had, yesterday, is a grave violation of Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations and relevant international treaties and norms.
The statement stressed the need to avoid anything that would lead to more tensions in the region in order to preserve its security and stability.
Sudan also denounced attacks on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran and its Consulate in the city of Mashhad yesterday by some of the protesters.
Spokesperson of the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ali Al-Saddiq said that Sudan condemned these hostile practices and called at the same time Iran to respect the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations regarding ensuring the security and protection of diplomatic missions and their members.
While the Yemeni foreign ministry expressed the Yemeni government’s condemnation and denunciation of the operations of breaking into the Saudi embassy in Tehran and the Saudi Consulate in Mashhad.
In a press statement, Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi stressed that these attacks in Iran represent a crime and violation of the international and regional norms and conventions as well as a continuation of the Iranian hostile policies towards the Arab world.
He confirmed Yemen’s supportive stance with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in maintaining its security and stability in accordance with its laws.
The Foreign Ministry of the Libyan interim government headed by Abdullah Al-Theni condemned the attacks on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran and the Saudi consulate in the Iranian city of Mash-had.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Libyan Foreign Ministry said that these assaults are a violation of diplomatic norms, particularly the Vienna Convention, stressing that the Iranian authorities would be held responsible for these acts.
While Egypt had earlier expressed its condemnation of the incidents of attacking Saudi Embassy in Tehran and the Saudi Consulate in the city of Mashhad, Iran. In a statement issued today, the spokesman of Egyptian Foreign Ministry Adviser Ahmed Abu Zaid stressed on the need to respect the premises of diplomatic and consular missions, guarantee the safety of personnel, implement Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations.
Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and a number of other Arab states also made clear their rejection of the attacks and condemnation of Tehran’s failure to protect Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic missions in the country.
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Kuwait Emphatically Condemns Storming of Saudi Embassy in Iran
Kuwait- SPA
Kuwait sharply condemns attacks by Iranian demonstrators on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, and the Saudi Consulate in Mashhad, an official source at Kuwait's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
Iranian authorities should shoulder responsibility for protecting the embassy and ensuring the safety of its staff, the source said.
Such attacks are a flagrant violation of Vienna Convention that requires States to protect and safeguard diplomatic missions and to ensure the safety of their staff, KUNA quoted the source as saying.
The source called on Iranian authorities to abide by all international rules and norms which state the respect of States' sovereignty and non-interference in their internal affairs.
In addition, the source reiterated Kuwait's support to all measures adopted by Saudi Arabia to maintain its security and stability.
Kuwait Emphatically Condemns Storming of Saudi Embassy in Iran - جريدة الرياض
GCC Condemns Barbaric Attacks on Saudi Embassy, Consulate in Iran
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GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashed Al-Zayani has condemned the barbaric aggression on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran and the Consulate in Mashhad, holding the Iranian authorities fully responsible for these acts of terrorism.
Failure on the side of the Iranian authorities to forestall such aggression constitutes a breach of Iran's commitments to the protection of diplomatic missions according to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961, and the International Law, Dr. Al-Zayani said in a statement.
Dr. Al-Zayani also denounced Iran's hostile and fomenting statements against Saudi Arabia after the Kingdom carried out legitimate rulings against terrorists. He considered the statements blatant interference in the Kingdom's internal affairs. He stressed that the statements prompted the aggression on the Saudi diplomatic missions.
The GCC member states stand side by side with Kingdom in the condemnation of these acts of terrorism that targeted the Saudi diplomatic mission in Iran, and hold the Iranian authorities fully responsible for the attacks, Dr. Al-Zayani said.
He also reiterated the GCC support to the resolutions the Kingdom had made to fight all forms of terrorism and track perpetrators of acts of terrorism, and agitators and bring them to justice.
GCC Condemns Barbaric Attacks on Saudi Embassy, Consulate in Iran - جريدة الرياض