The Sharm El-Sheikh Declaration referred to the "conflict between the concept of a modern state and destructive projects that detract the idea of a national state and employ the ethnic, religious and sectarian variation in bloody conflicts, sponsored by external parties." It cited recent developments in Yemen and the slide the country almost fell into as a flagrant example of these challenges and stressed the dire need for "necessary measures to counter them." This has prompted Arab and international effective moves in Yemen after all means to reach a peaceful solution to end the Houthi coup and restore legitimacy were exhausted. The Declaration refers to the "Determination Storm" operation supporting legitimacy in Yemen, which will continue "till the Houthi militias withdraw and hand over their arms, finally restoring a "unified and a strong Yemen. The Declaration also emphasizes the need that the Middle East gets rid of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction and on Israel's accession to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), in the Middle East, as well as to place all its nuclear facilities as well as the Middle East countries, including Iran, to the comprehensive safeguards system of the International Atomic Energy Agency. --More 16:13 LOCAL TIME 13:13 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w