January 26, 2001
CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES CONGRATULATES US PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH ON THE OCCASION OF HIS INDUCTION.
SAUDI ARABIA CALLS UPON THE NEW ADMINISTRATION TO CONTINUE THE EFFORTS TOWARDS A QUICK SETTLEMENT TO THE PALESTINIAN CAUSE.
KING FAHD URGES THE MINISTERS TO IMPLEMENT THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS PERTAINING TO SERVING THE CITIZENS.
ARAFAT HOLDS INTENSIVE TALKS WITH KING FAHD AND CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH IN RIYADH.
CHIEF PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATOR: NO POSSIBILITY TO REACH AN AGREEMENT AND WE ARE NEGOTIATING SO AS TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE INTERNATIONAL LEGITIMACY'S RESOLUTIONS.
THE NEW US PRESIDENT PLEDGES TO CONTINUE THE AMERICAN ROLE TO REACH A LASTING PEACE.
CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH OPENS THE COMPLEX OF THE GRAND COURT:
FAIR JUSTICE IS THE BASIC PILLAR OF SECURITY AND STABILITY IN ANY SOCIETY.
WE WILL NOT COMPROMISE OR BARGAIN ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ISLAMIC SHARIAH.
THE NEW SYSTEM OF PENAL MEASURES DEFINING RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES, CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH PATRONIZES THE OPENING OF THE NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CULTURE AND HERITAGE.
EMIR OF BAHRAIN: THE JANADRIAH FESTIVAL HAS BECOME A CIVILIZATIONAL TRADITION AMONG THE ARAB PENINSULA'S ORIGINAL TRADITIONS AND A CONTINUOUS MEAN FOR RENEWING THE MEETINGS OF BROTHERS ON THIS GOOD LAND.
PRINCE NAIF IBN ABDUL AZIZ AND MAJOR GENERAL HUSSEIN ARAB SIGN THE MINUTES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BORDER TREATY.
THE JOINT STATEMENT LAUDS THE FRUITFUL RESULTS OF THE TREATY IN THE FIELDS OF SECURITY STABILITY AND JOINT UNDERSTANDING.
JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM ENDS ITS MEETINGS WITH A CALL FOR THE ARAB COUNTRIES TO ACTIVATE ELECTRONIC TRADE AND KEEP PACE WITH THE RAPID CHANGES IN THE INTERNET AGE.
PRINCE ABDUL MAJEED OPENS THE FORUM IN THE ATTENDANCE OF VALERY GISCARD D'ESTAING AND HELMUT KOHL.
30 LEADING BUSINESSMEN AND ECONOMIC EXPERTS DISCUSS THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF INFORMATION.
PRINCE SAUD AL FAISAL: WE HAVE AN HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO ATTRACT MASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN ALL SAUDI ECONOMIC SECTORS.
$40 BILLION ARE EXPECTED AS DIRECT INVESTMENT IN THE GAS SECTOR.
AL NAIMI: THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM IS COMMITED TO IMPLEMENT THE CROWN PRINCE'S PROPOSAL TO SET UP A PERMANENT SECRETARIAT FOR THE ENERGY FORUM BEFORE NEXT RAMADAN.
SAUDI ARABIA AND MOROCCO STRESS THAT AL QUDS IS A CRUCIAL ARAB AND ISLAMIC ISSUE NOT TO BE COMPROMISED.
THE TWO SIDES AGREE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF REACHING A SUITABLE FRAMEWORK FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DUTY-FREE ZONE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
PRINCE SAUD AL FAISAL: OUR NATION IS FACING A NUMBER OF CHANGES AND HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO WORK FOR ARAB ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FIRM BASIS FOR REAL PARTNERSHIP RELATIONS.
A FULL AGENDA FOR THE ARAB INTERIOR MINISTERS' CONFERENCE.
THE COUNCIL SESSION IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR STRENGTHENING SECURITY AND STABILITY AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF JOINT ARAB WORK.
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