At the beginning of the meeting, foreign minister of the State of Qatar and head of the current session gave a speech in which he stressed the position of the Gulf states towards the crisis in the Republic of Yemen. He stated that the position supports the constitutional legitimacy represented by President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi and rejects various measures taken to impose a fait accompli by force. He called on Yemeni parties and political forces to give priority to the interest of Yemen and its people. He welcomed the decision by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's hosting of the Yemeni dialogue. On the Palestinian issue, the Qatari foreign minister highlighted the utmost importance of the Palestinian cause, calling for ending the occupation and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. --More 14:15 LOCAL TIME 11:15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w