UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recently criticized the drone attack on oil facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia, a spokesman for Stefan Duzarik said in a statement Sunday. The drone attack caused massive fires in two Saudi Aramco locations.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recently criticized the drone attack on oil facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia, a spokesman for Stefan Duzarik said in a statement Sunday.
The drone attack ignited a massive fire on Saturday's two oil installations in Saudi Aramco. In particular, the fire hit the Abqaiq refinery in the eastern provinces and the oil treatment plant near Khurais oil field about 100 miles east of Riyadh.
The Yemeni Houthi rebel movement claimed responsibility for the attack, while US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of being behind them.
Tehran refuted the US claim.
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The statement said, “The Secretary-General denounces Houtis' Saturday attack on the Aramco oil facility in eastern Saudi Arabia.
Guterres added that as tensions in the region are escalating, he demands the utmost restraint for all parties to prevent escalation and comply with international humanitarian law.
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