9. The Ministerial Council condemned the actions taken by the Israeli occupation authorities in Al-Quds to change its identity. The Council welcomed the security council resolution no. 2334 which denounced the Israeli settlement. The council strongly condemned the decision of the Israeli Parliament to allow settlement gatherings on the Palestinian private lands, which is a flagrant violation of the rights of the Palestinian people and the international law, calling for pressure on the Israeli government to stop its illegal practices in the Palestinian occupied territories. 10. The Ministerial Council welcomed the outcomes of the Peace Conference held in Paris on January 15, 2017, to revive the Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations and its statement which calls to achieve a lasting and just peace in the region and calls upon the international community to carry out its responsibilities. Iranian occupation of the three islands belonging to the United Arab Emirates: 11. The Ministerial Council confirmed the GCC permanent positions and resolutions which were confirmed by all previous statements rejecting Iranian continued occupation of the three islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa of the United Arab Emirates. The council stressed its support of the UAE sovereign right over its three islands: Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa and the territorial water, airspace, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone of the three islands as an integral part of the territory of the United Arab Emirates. The council considered that any decisions, practices or acts carried out by Iran on the three islands are null and void as well as do not change any historical and legal facts. The council calls upon the Islamic Republic of Iran to respond to the UAE's efforts to resolve the issue through direct negotiations or go to the International Court of Justice. 12. The Ministerial Council stressed the GCC stances and resolutions regarding the GCC-Iranian relations and confirmed the necessity of fully abiding by the basic principles based on the Charter of the United Nations, the international law, the principles of good neighborliness, respecting the sovereignty of States, non-interference in internal affairs, peaceful settlement of disputes, and rejection of sectarianism. The council expressed its full rejection of the continuation of Iranian interference in the internal affairs of the GCC States and the region. 13. The Ministerial Council expressed its condemnation of the Iranian regime's irresponsible provocative statements and acts of aggression against the Kingdom of Bahrain, calling upon the Iranian regime to stop the policies that feed sectarian conflicts. 14. The Ministerial Council confirmed the GCC stances and decisions in this regard that Iran abides by the agreement reached with the group of countries (5 + 1) in July 2015, on its nuclear program and to implement the Security Council resolution 2231 (July 2015) on the nuclear agreement. --More 21:29 LOCAL TIME 18:29 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w366164