July 6, 2001

			IN THE WEEKLY SESSION OF THE SAUDI COUNCIL OF MINISTERS: KING FAHD IBN ABDUL AZIZ: THE CHALLENGES THAT FACES THE ISLAMIC NATION REQUIRE UNIFICATION OF RANKS AND A STEADFAST STAND. THE KINGDOM CONDEMNS THE ISRAELI AGGRESSIONS ON THE SYRIAN POST IN LEBANON.   THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES RECEIVES THE CROWN PRINCE WHO INFORMS THE KING ABOUT THE RESULTS OF HIS INTERNATIONAL AND ARAB TOUR. PRINCE ABDULLAH IBN ABDUL AZIZ: ISRAEL WILL COMMIT A FATAL MISTAKE IF IT MISSES THE CHANCE TO MAKE PEACE AND TURNS DOWN THE OLIVE BRANCH OF PEACE. FRUITFUL TALKS BETWEEN PRINCE ABDULLAH AND PRESIDENTS MUBARAK, CHIRAC, ARAFAT AND SECRETARY OF STATE POWELL. THE CROWN PRINCE TO POWELL: WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT SHARON'S POLICY. WASHINGTON: WE UNDERSTAND THE POSITION OF THE SAUDI CROWN PRINCE.   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 EUROPE UNION TO BEAR 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.   SAUDI-SUDANESE TALKS COVER ISSUES OF MUTUAL INTEREST. PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ: SAUDI ARABIA IS PROUD OF SUDAN AND ITS MEN AND SUPPORTS THE SUDANESE PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT. THE SECOND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PRESIDES OVER THE THIRD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TOURISM HIGHER AUTHORITY.   PRINCE OF THE ENVIRONMENT..AND GIFTS OF THE DESERT. "THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT." ONE OF A SERIES OF CONCERNS OF PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ. PRINCE SAUD AL FAISAL LAUDS THE CARE ACCORDED BY THE SAUDI LEADERSHIP TO PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT.   ARAFAT AND THE PALESTINIAN LEADERSHIPS PRAIZE THE SAUDI FINANCIAL AND MORAL SUPPORT TO THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES. A REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE SUPPORT EXTENDED BY THE SAUDI COMMITTEES TO MUSLIM VICTIMS IN EGYPT AND BOSNIA.   THE SPEECH OF THE KINGDOM AT THE OIC MINISTERIAL MEETING. THE ISLAMIC WORLD HAS TO PROVIDE ALL THE REQUIRED SUPPORT TO THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE. ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY IS NOT A SLOGAN OR A POLITICAL CALL BUT A BASIC PRINCIPLE OF ISLAM. THE NEGATIVE RESULTS OF THE IRAQI INVASION OF KUWAIT WILL NOT BE ELIMINATED UNTIL IRAQ FULLY IMPLEMENTS ALL RELEVANT RESOLUTIONS OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL. THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA HAS OFFERED AROUND $76 BILLION BETWEEN 1973 AND 2000 TO 73 COUNTRIES IN DONATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT LOANS, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN THE WORLD. THE KINGDOM UNDERSCORES THE NECESSITY OF BREAKING TIES WITH ISRAEL AND CANCELING ANY FORM OF LINKS THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN LIGHT OF THE PEACE PROCESS, WHICH HAS BEEN UNDERMINED, WITH ALL ITS PREREQUISITES, BY ISRAEL. IT IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT ALL ISLAMIC COUNTRIES MERGE IN THE WORLD ECONOMY ACCORDING TO FAIR BASES.   FOLLOWING HIS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK AND THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ARAB LEAGUE: HARIRI DECLARES THAT LEBANON IS CONSIDERING SUING ISRAEL FOR COMPENSATION OVER ITS LOSSES UNDER THE OCCUPATION. THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT IS THE ONLY SIDE CONCERNED WITH THE LEBANESE DOMESTIC ISSUES.   LEBANON AND SYRIA TOGETHER FACE THE ADVENTURES OF ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER. SHARON CONTINUES THE POLICY OF ESCALATION AND PUSHES THE REGION AND THE WORLD TOWARDS WAR. ARAFAT IN A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH THE US SECRETARY OF STATE: STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EXISTENCE OF INTERNATIONAL MONITORS WHO REPRESENT ALL PARTIES. ALL SIGNED AGREEMENTS SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENTED. OUR PEOPLE WILL COMPLY WITH ALL OUR COMMITMENTS AND WE WILL EXERT ALL OUR EFFORTS. OFFICIAL SOURCES IN SHARON'S OFFICE ADMIT: THE ISRAELI ARMY HAS NOT APPLIED THE CEASE-FIRE NOT EVEN FOR A SINGLE DAY.   IN BRIEF