May 7, 1999

			IN THE WEEKLY CABINET MEETING: KING FAHD: SAUDI ARABIA BACKS THE DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE PALESTINIANS TO DETERMINE THEIR FUTURE. THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN BOOSTING THE NATIONAL ECONOMY.   PRINCE SULTAN AT THE CONCLUSION OF HIS VISIT TO IRAN: THE TALKS WERE ON A HIGH LEVEL WITH THE AIM TO SERVE ISLAM AND BILATERAL RELATIONS. SAUDI ARABIA IS A SOVEREIGN STATE AND WILL ALWAYS WORK TO SERVE ARAB AND MUSLIM PEOPLE. KHAMENEI: CO-OPERATION BETWEEN RIYADH AND TEHRAN REFLECTS POSITIVELY ON RELATIONS IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD. KHATEMI: OUR HISTORICAL MISSION IS TO LIVE TOGETHER IN PEACE AND SECURITY.   PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ VISITS ALGERIA TO CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT BOUTAFLIKA. TALKS COVERED BILATERAL RELATIONS, AREAS OF COOPERATION AND ARAB AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. PRINCE SULTAN: ALGERIA HAS ITS OWN STATUS AMONG THE ARAB AND ISLAMIC WORLD.     AT THE END OF PRINCE SULTAN'S VISIT TO TUNISIA, A JOINT STATEMENT BLAMES ISRAEL FOR THE STALEMATE IN THE PEACE PROCESS AND CALLS ON THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO INTENSIFY ITS EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE PEACE AND RESTORE LEGITIMATE RIGHTS. THE STATEMENT CONDEMNS THE POLICY OF ETHNIC CLEANSING, IMMIGRATION AND THE USE OF FORCE EXERTED BY THE SERBIAN GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF KOSOVO.     PRINCE SALMAN ENDS HIS ASIAN TOUR WITH A VISIT TO MANILA WHERE HE MEETS THE PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT. THE EMIR OF RIYADH REGION: ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF LOVE AND A MESSAGE OF PEACE TO THE WHOLE WORLD. SAUDI ARABIA IS AWARE OF ITS RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS ALL MUSLIMS ESPECIALLY DURING THEIR VISITS TO THE HOLY PLACES.   PALESTINIAN CENTRAL COUNCIL POSTPONES DECLARATION OF THE STATE TILL NEXT MONTH AND STAYS IN A STATE OF CONTINUOUS CONVENING. NECESSARY STEPS WERE TAKEN TO COMPLETE STATE BUILDING AND ENSURE SOVEREIGNTY BY FORMING ACTION COMMITTEES AND A COMMITTEE TO DRAFT THE CONSTITUTION.     IN BRIEF