July 30, 1999

			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.   INAUGURATING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE SHOURA COUNCIL'S SECOND TERM: KING FAHD: SAUDI ARABIA SUPPORTS THE GCC CALLS UPON THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO CURB ISRAEL'S INTRANSIGENCE. THE INTERESTS OF THE CITIZENS ARE OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND WE ARE PROCEEDING TOWARDS ESTABLISHING OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME.   KING FAHD CONVEYS TO KING MOHAMED VI OF MOROCCO HIS CONDOLENCES ON THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER KING HASSAN II. PRINCE ABDULLAH: KING HASSAN'S COURSE AND DISTINGUISHED PERSONALITY WILL ALWAYS BE PRESENT IN THE HISTORY OF THIS UMMAH. PRINCE SULTAN TAKES PART IN THE LATE KING'S FUNERAL BESIDE 60 KINGS, PRESIDENTS, PRIME MINISTERS AND HIGH OFFICIALS.   CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES RECEIVES ALI ABDULLAH SALEH AT HIS RESIDENCE IN MARBELLA. KING FAHD DISCUSSES WITH THE YEMENI PRESIDENT BILATERAL RELATIONS AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON THE ARAB, ISLAMIC AND INTERNATIONAL ARENAS.   CHAIRING THE WEEKLY SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS: PRINCE ABDULLAH: WE LOST A UNIQUE LEADER IN THE DEMISE OF KING HASSAN II WHO DEDICATED HIS LIFE IN THE SERVICE OF HIS UMMAH AND CONFRONTED VARIOUS CHALLENGES WITH WISDOM. SAUDI ARABIA WILL NOT SPARE ANY EFFORT TO REINFORCE WORLD PEACE AND STABILITY.   DEPUTY OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES INAUGURATES A NUMBER OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN TAIF. PRINCE ABDULLAH: RESPONSIBILITY DEMANDS THAT WE MAKE UNLIMITED CONTRIBUTIONS, AND THERE WILL NOT BE ANY ESCAPE FROM ACCOUNTABILITY. THE PRIVATE SECTOR MUST MOBILIZE ALL ITS RESOURCES IN THE SERVICE OF THE COUNTRY.   PRINCE SULTAN COLLEGE START FUNCTIONING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR. THE COLLEGE CONCENTRATES ON SKILLS AND EXPERTISE NEEDED IN THE EMPLOYMENT MARKET.   AL ASSAD AND THE EMIR OF BAHRAIN DISCUSS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND EXPRESS THEIR HOPES TO REACH A JUST AND COMPREHENSIVE PEACE. THEY STRESS THE NEED TO STRENGTHEN "DAMASCUS DECLARATION" IN ORDER TO FACE THE CHALLENGES AND REALISE ECONOMIC COOPERATION.   IN A CONFERENCE ON THE "GULF SECURITY: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES." FOREIGN MINISTER OF STATE GEOFF HOON: SADDAM IS THE MAJOR OBSTACLE, HIS DEPARTURE WOULD BRING MANY BENEFITS. THE STABILITY AND SECURITY OF THE REGION MATTERS TO THE UK. GREATER MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GCC IS IMPORTANT.

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