June 29, 2001
STAND:
IT IS OUR RIGHT AND WE WILL REGAIN IT BACK.
CHAIRING THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS' WEEKLY MEETING, KING FAHD IBN ABDUL AZIZ:
SAUDI ARABIA IS ALWAYS CONSCIOUS OF ITS RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS THE ARAB AND ISLAMIC NATIONS AND PUTS ITS INTERNATIONAL LEVERAGE TO SUPPORT THEIR CAUSES AND TO BRING ABOUT PEACE AND STABILITY TO ALL PEOPLES OF THE WORLD.
THE TIES BETWEEN THE KINGDOM AND YEMEN PUT US UNDER THE OBLIGATION TO WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING OUR PEOPLES' ASPIRATIONS AND INTENSIFY EFFORTS TO COORDINATE, COOPERATE AND CONSULT AT ALL LEVELS.
IN A COMPREHENSIVE INTERVIEW WITH A BRITISH NEWSPAPER:
PRINCE ABDULLAH IBN ABDUL AZIZ:
WE COULD BE QUALIFIED TO CONVINCE PARTIES TO SIT AT THE PEACE NEGOTIATING TABLE, BUT WE CAN NOT PLAY THIS ROLE AS LONG AS ISRAEL CONTINUES TO ABORT ALL PEACE INITIATIVES.
WE CALL ON THE EUROPEAN UNION TO SHOULDER ITS MORAL AND POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
OUR RELATION WITH WASHINGTON IS OLD AND STRONG AND A VISIT THAT DOES NOT TAKE PLACE TODAY COULD TAKE PLACE TOMORROW.
NO INTEREST TO DISCUSS OIL OUTSIDE THE ECONOMIC FRAME.
WE ARE KEEN THAT PRIVATISATION DOES NOT AFFECT THE CITIZENS.
BREAKING THE LEGITIMACY IS WHEN APPOINTMENT WOULD BE BASED ON FAVOURITISM AND IF THOSE CHOSEN DO NOT HAVE AN INTEREST OR SAY IN PUBLIC ISSUES.
THE DANGER OF NON-EMPLOYMENT IS ON TOP OF OUR PRIORITIES.
PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ CONCLUDES HIS OFFICIAL VISIT TO YEMEN BY ANNOUNCING THE FORMATION OF FOLLOW UP COMMITTEES TO THE COOPERATION COUNCIL BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.
THE SECOND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: THE PALESTINIAN CAUSE IS AT THE HEART OF ALL ARABS, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO RETURN THE RIGHTS AND AL QUDS.
PRINCE SULTAN: WITH REGARDS TO AL KHOBAR EXPLOSION THE AMERICANS HAVE NO RIGHT TO TAKE ANY LEGAL PROCEDURES THAT COME UNDER SAUDI JURISDICTION.
THE FINAL JOINT SAUDI YEMENI COMMUNIQUE.
PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ HEADING AN OFFICIAL DELEGATION PAYS AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO YEMEN.
BILATERAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE TALKS BETWEEN THE YEMENI PRESIDENT AND PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ.
PRESIDENT SALEH: THE JEDDAH ACCORD HAS STRENGTHENED THE HISTORICAL RELATIONS AND OUR RELATIONS ARE BASED ON TRUST.
PRINCE SULTAN: OUR RELATIONS ARE NOT NEWLY BORN BUT ARE BASED ON ISLAM, ARABISM, NEIGHBORHOOD AND JOINT HISTORY.
THE SECOND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER CALLS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FREE TRADE ZONE BETWEEN SAUDI ARABIA AND YEMEN.
KING JUAN CARLOS RECEIVES PRINCE SALMAN AT THE OUTSET OF HIS OFFICIAL VISIT TO SPAIN.
THE SPANISH MONARCH: SAUDI ARABIA AND SPAIN CAN PLAY A ROLE IN CONTRIBUTING TO REACHING A JUST, COMPREHENSIVE AND LASTING PEACE IN THE REGION.
EMIR OF RIYADH REGION: THE NATURE OF OUR LINKS IS THE PRODUCT OF THE TWO PEOPLES' MORAL AND THE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE.
PRINCE SALMAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ HOLDS COMPREHENSIVE TALKS WITH THE PORTUGESE PRESIDENT AND THE STATE'S TOP OFFICIALS ABOUT BILATERAL RELATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
THE EMIR OF RIYADH REGION: WE WANT A PEACE BASED ON JUSTICE NOT IMPOSED BY FORCE.
THE SAUDI ECONOMY IS FREE AND NOT GUIDED.
PRINCE SALMAN OPENS KING FAHD MOSQUE IN LISBON.
BLAIR MEETS WITH PRINCE SAUD AL FAISAL AND DISCUSSES WITH HIM THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
THE SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EUROPEAN ROLE.
PRINCE SAUD AL FAISAL AFFIRMS THAT THE AGREEMENT WITH THE OIL COMPANIES STATES $20 BILLION AS A MINIMUM INVESTMENT.
MINISTER AL NAIMI APPOINTED AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GOVERNMENT AND SUPERVISOR ON THE LAST PHASE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS.
THE AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION REFUSES SHARON'S PROCRASTINATIONS AND CONSIDERS THAT ARAFAT HAS EXERTED ALL HIS EFFORTS.
KING ABDULLAH: NO STABILITY WITHOUT REGAINING RIGHTS.
PRESIDENT ASSAD: SHARON IS LEADING THE REGION TOWARDS WAR.
POWELL'S EFFORTS DURING HIS TOUR FOCUS ON COOLING-OFF AND IMPLEMENTING THE MITCHELL'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
DEMONSTRATIONS IN LONDON CALLING FOR PROSECUTING SHARON AS A WAR CRIMINAL.
IN BRIEF
