Gulf Cooperation Council Meeting - Kuwait

Gulf Cooperation Council Meeting - Kuwait

Representatives pose for a group photo during the 46th extraordinary session of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial Council in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on December 26, 2024. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial Council on Thursday urged Syrian parties "to prioritize national interests" and reaffirmed support for Lebanon's sovereignty during its 46th extraordinary session in Kuwait. Photo by Asad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gulf Cooperation Council Meeting - Kuwait

Gulf Cooperation Council Meeting - Kuwait

Representatives attend the 46th extraordinary session of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial Council in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on December 26, 2024. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial Council on Thursday urged Syrian parties "to prioritize national interests" and reaffirmed support for Lebanon's sovereignty during its 46th extraordinary session in Kuwait. Photo by Asad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gulf Cooperation Council Meeting - Kuwait

Gulf Cooperation Council Meeting - Kuwait

Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya chairs the 46th extraordinary session of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial Council in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on December 26, 2024. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial Council on Thursday urged Syrian parties "to prioritize national interests" and reaffirmed support for Lebanon's sovereignty during its 46th extraordinary session in Kuwait. Photo by Asad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Syria opposition group's Kodmani

Syria opposition group's Kodmani

NEW YORK, United States - Bassma Kodmani (R), a member of the Syrian National Council, Syria's main opposition umbrella group, holds a news conference at a New York hotel on July 17, 2012.

Syrian opposition leader in Japan

Syrian opposition leader in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Burhan Ghalioun, president of the Syrian National Council, a major Syrian opposition group, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on May 11, 2012. He urged Japan to become more engaged in seeking a solution to the ongoing unrest and violence in the Middle Eastern country.

Syrian opposition leader Ghalioun

Syrian opposition leader Ghalioun

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Burhan Ghalioun, chairman of the opposition Syrian National Council, holds a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey on April 1, 2012, after the council was recognized as a legitimate representative of all Syrians at a ''Friends of the Syrian People'' conference there, attended by representatives from some 80 countries, earlier in the day.

Syrian opposition leader in Japan

Syrian opposition leader in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Burhan Ghalioun, president of the Syrian National Council, a major Syrian opposition group, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on May 11, 2012. He urged Japan to become more engaged in seeking a solution to the ongoing unrest and violence in the Middle Eastern country. (Kyodo)

Syrian opposition leader Ghalioun

Syrian opposition leader Ghalioun

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Burhan Ghalioun, chairman of the opposition Syrian National Council, holds a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey on April 1, 2012, after the council was recognized as a legitimate representative of all Syrians at a ''Friends of the Syrian People'' conference there, attended by representatives from some 80 countries, earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

Abe signals support for U.S. missile strike in Syria

Abe signals support for U.S. missile strike in Syria

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters after a meeting of the National Security Council at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 7, 2017. Abe said Japan "supports the resolve" of the United States not to allow the proliferation or use of chemical weapons, following a U.S. missile strike on a Syrian air base from which a deadly poison attack was allegedly launched earlier in the week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo