February 3, 1999

			KING ABDUL AZIZ AND THE ARAB ISSUES. THE PALESTINIAN PROBLEM WAS AT THE TOP OF HIS MAIN CONCERNS AND HE SUPPORTED ALL WORTHY CAUSES.   KING FAHD IN A SPEECH ON THE OCCASION OF SAUDI ARABIA'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS: COMMITMENT TO ISLAMIC LAW AND NOT TO INTERFERE IN THE DOMESTIC AFFAIRS OF OTHER COUNTRIES.   KING FAHD: CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS WERE A SYMBOL OF GRATITUDE AND ADMIRATION TO KING ABDUL AZIZ. SAUDI CABINET ISSUES NEW RULES FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PILGRIMS.   PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ: THE IRAQI REGIME HAS NOT REACHED THE LEVEL OF THREATS, BUT IT HAS REACHED THE LEVEL OF DENIAL OF WHAT SAUDI ARABIA HAS DONE FOR IT. REAFFIRMATION OF SAUDI ARABIA'S FIXED POSITION TOWARDS IRAQ IN THE ALBRIGHT TALKS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND EGYPT. SAUDI ARABIA: IRAQ'S POSITION TOWARDS THE ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS' CONFERENCE IS UNJUSTIFIED.     PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ INAUGURATES OF CULTURAL FESTIVAL AT THE PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY AND VISITS THE KING KHALID MILITARY CITY IN HAFR AL-BATIN. PRINCE SULTAN: "THE HOUSE OF SAUD CALLS ON PEOPLE TO FOLLOW GOD'S RULES", THE EMBLEM THAT KING ABDUL AZIZ IMPLEMENTED AND HIS SONS ARE FOLLOWING HIS FOOTSTEPS. UNIFICATION HAS HELPED THE KINGDOM ATTAIN A POSITION OF PRE-EMINENCE. PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ VISITS JORDAN TO CONGRATULATE CROWN PRINCE AND CONFIRM SAUDI ARABIA'S SUPPORT. PRINCE SULTAN: OUR RELATIONS WITH JORDAN ARE EXCELLENT AND JORDAN IS IN OUR HEART. PRINCE SULTAN OPENS THE 'PATRIOT' MISSILE BASE AT DHAHRAN. THE PROJECT COMPRISES TACTICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS FOR THE AIR DEFENCE FORCES IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE. ARAB INTERIOR MINISTERS CONDEMN TERRORISM AND MAKE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN TERRORISM AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST FOREIGN OCCUPATION.vPRINCE NAYEF: WE LOOK FORWARD TO AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALL COUNTRIES TO COUNTER TERRORISM UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE UNITED NATIONS. ROBIN COOK, BRITISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS TALKS ABOUT THE INCIDENTS IN YEMEN, IRAQI ISSUES, THE PEACE PROCESS, LOCKERBIE AND THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE ISLAMIC AND WESTERN CIVILISATIONS. ONCE AGAIN BAGHDAD HAS SQUANDERED A PRECIOUS OPPORTUNITY TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE. THREE THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN GAINED FROM THE NEW SECURITY COUNCIL INITIATIVE WHICH IRAQI HAS REJECTED CONSIDERING IT A WAY OF PROLONGING SANCTIONS.