June 15, 2001

			AT THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS' MEETING HELD UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES: SAUDI ARABIA CONDEMNS THE CONTINUAL INJUSTICE PERPETRATED BY THE ZIONIST SETTLERS ON THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE AND THE REPEATED HOSTILITIES AND PROVOCATIONS OF THE SETTLERS. KING FAHD URGES THE YOUTH TO INVEST THE SUMMER VACATION FOR THE BENEFITS OF THEIR HOMELAND AND SOCIETY.   THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES RECEIVES MEMBERS OF THE SHOURA COUNCIL AND INAUGURATES THE COUNCILS' THIRD TERM. KING FAHD: THE ZIONISTS PRATICE A REAL WAR IN PALESTINE AND THE INTERNATIONAL POWERS ARE UNABLE TO STOP THEM. WE CALL UPON THE WORLD TO PUT AN END TO THESE PRACTICES AND ON THE USA TO TAKE A DECISIVE STANCE TOWARDS ENDING THIS SITUATION ESPECIALLY SINCE THE ENEMY IS IGNORING ALL CONVENTIONS, CHARTERS AND PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH HUMAN RIGHTS HAVE BEEN FOUNDED. ONE OF THE PRIORITIES OF SAUDI ARABIA IS TO RPOVIDE MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATES, THIS IS A NATIONAL DUTY THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR SHOULD FULFIL.   AT THE CONCLUSION OF A TOUR THAT TOOK HIM TO SYRIA, GERMANY, SWEDEN AND MOROCCO: CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH HOLDS COMPREHENSIVE TALKS WITH KING MOHAMED VI. THE CROWN PRINCE URGES GERMANY AND SWEDEN TO INTENSIFY THEIR ENDEAVORS TO PERSUADE EUROPE TO TAKE AN EFFECTIVE AND FIRM STANCE TO END ISRAEL'S AGGRESSIONS AND ITS OCCUPATION OF THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH TO BUSINESSMEN: INVESTMENT IN SAUDI ARABIA BEARS NO RISK OR ADVENTURE BUT IS BASED ON SOUND AND PROFITABLE ECONOMIC BASES.   IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE GERMAN MAGAZINE ''DER SPIEGEL'': CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH: THE ONLY REAL THREAT TO THE REGION IS ISRAEL'S INSISTENCE ON ABORTING PEACE OPPORTUNITIES AND ON DEALING ON THE BASIS OF DOMINANCE AND FORCE. THE NAZI'S CRIMES AGAINST THE JEWS SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A PRETEXT TO COMMIT CRIMES AGAINST THE PALESTINIANS. THERE IS NO WAY OUT FOR THE ISRAELIS BUT TO COEXIST WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS IF THEY WANT TO LEAD A NORMAL EXISTENCE IN THE AREA. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE IRAQI LEADERSHIP TO REBUILD CONFIDENCE AND PROVE ITS GOOD INTENTIONS.   PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ PATRONIZES THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE STUDENTS OF KING FAISAL AIR FORCES ACADEMY. PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ VISITS DAR AL HIKMA COLLEGE AND DONATES SR15 MILLION FOR BUILDING AND EQUIPPING THE PRINCE SULTAN BUILDING IN THE COLLEGE. PRINCE SULTAN ON THE OCCASION OF THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY. SAUDI ARABIA IS KEEN TO EMPHASIZE THE CARE ISLAM ACCORDS TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN THE REGION COORDINATING AND FOLLOWING UP THE COMMITMENT TO INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS. WE REITERATE OUR COMMITMENT TO COOPERATE WITH ALL COUNTRIES SO THAT A HEALTHY AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT IS PROVIDED TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.   ADDRESSING THE GCC INTERIOR MINISTERS COUNCIL: PRINCE NAIF IBN ABDUL AZIZ: OUR TARGET IS TO ACHIEVE JOINT SECURITY AND GOD WILLING IT WILL BE ACHIEVED. SAUDI ARABIA WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO ANY EXTORTION AND WE WILL NEVER NEGLECT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SHARIAH LAWS. WE ARE A MUSLIM NATION APPLYING THE BOOK OF GOD AND HIS PROPHET'S SUNNAH, ISLAM IS OUR CONSTITUTION AND WE HOPE THAT THE OTHERS WOULD BARE THIS IN MIND.   PRINCE SALMAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ LEADS A NEW CAMPAIGN TO COLLECT DONATIONS FOR AL QUDS INTIFADA. THE ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK SPECIFIES IN A REPORT THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ARAB SUMMIT RESOLUTIONS' WITH REGARDS TO SUPPORTING THE INTIFADA. THE FUNDS ENDEAVOUR IS TO FACE THE ISRAELI REPRESSION AND SUPPPORT AL QUDS INTIFADA.   THE ARAB AND ISLAMIC LEADERSHIPS PARTCIPATING IN THE WORLD CONFERENCE OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL FOR ISLAMIC AFFAIRS PRAISE THE EFFORTS OF KING FAHD AND THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT IN SERVING THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES AND THE HOLY SITES. THE SAUDI EFFORTS IN THE SERVICE OF MILLIONS OF MUSLIMS ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE WHOLE WORLD AND THEIR BENEFITS GO TO THOSE WHO EXTEND THEM. THE LEADERS LAUD THE SAUDI BRAVE POLITICAL STANCES IN THE SERVICE OF MUSLIMS NOTABLY IN PALESTINE.   THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE JOINT SAUDI-YEMENI COORDINATION COUNCIL DISCUSS IN ITS MEETINGS IN JEDDAH UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF MOSTAFA IDRIS THE COMPREHENSIVE PATH OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. IDRIS: THE TRUE WILLS AND WISE VIEWS OF THE LEADERSHIPS OF OUR TWO COUNTRIES STRENGTHEN THE PATH OF RELATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TWO BRETHREN PEOPLE. ABDUL RAHMAN TARMOUM CHAIRMAN OF THE YEMENI SIDE: OUR MEETINGS CONSOLIDATE COOPERATION AND PREPARE FOR THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.   IN BRIEF