January 25, 2002
KING FAHD: THE KINGDOM'S SUPPORT FOR THE RESTORATION OF SECURITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN EMANATES FROM ITS KEENNESS TO ACHIEVE SECURITY AND PROSPERITY IN EVERY MUSLIM COUNTRY.
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CALLS FOR A FIRM INTERNATIONAL STAND AGAINST THE ISRAELI TERRORISM TO AVERT FURTHER DETERIORATION IN THE REGION.
THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES RECEIVES THE INVITATION TO ATTEND THE ARAB SUMMIT IN LEBANON.
THE LEBANESE PRESIDENT EXPRESSES HIS HOPES THAT THE SUMMIT WILL ACTIVATE JOINT ARAB CONSOLIDATION AND FACE THE CHALLENGES.
LEBANON IS FIRM IN ITS STANCE CONCERNING ITS SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE SHABAA FARMS.
KING FAHD AND CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH DISCUSS WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERIM GOVERNMENT THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN.
KARZAI: SAUDI ARABIA HAS OFFERED $ 20 MILLION IN EMERGENCY AID TO REBUILD AFGHANISTAN.
RIYADH AND KABUL WILL SOON RESUME THEIR DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.
UNDP ADMINISTRATOR MARK MALLOCH BROWN STRESSES THE ROLE OF SAUDI ARABIA IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF AFGHANISTAN.
CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH CONGRATULATES THE EMIR OF KUWAIT FOR HIS SAFE RETURN AFTER HIS SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL TREATMENT ABROAD.
THE CROWN PRINCE: OUR RELATIONS WITH THE US, ITS LEADERS AND PEOPLE ARE EXCELLENT AND OUR ANSWER TO THE MEDIA CAMPAIGNS IS THAT THE MARCH WILL CONTINUE.
THE SAUDI CHIEF OF STAFF: THE KINGDOM HAS NOT ASKED THE US TROOPS TO LEAVE AND THEIR SOLE MISSION IS TO MONITOR THE NO-FLY ZONE IN SOUTHERN IRAQ ACCORDING TO THE UN RESOLUTIONS.
THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES AND THE CROWN PRINCE RECEIVE TWO MESSAGES FROM PRESIDENT ARAFAT REGARDING THE PALESTINIAN SITUATION.
THE SAUDI LEADERSHIP REITERATES ITS SUPPORT TO THE PALESTINIANS.
KING MUHAMMAD VI AND PRINCE SULTAN HOLD TALKS ON ISLAMIC AND ARAB ISSUES.
ARAFAT HOPES TO BE A MARTYR IN AL QUDS AND HIS LEADERSHIP CALLS FOR A RAPID INTERFERENCE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL QUARTET COMMISSION TO PUT AN END TO THE ISRAELI AGRESSIONS.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INVESTMENT MOVEMENT IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.
CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH IBN ABDUL AZIZ:
THE KINGDOM'S STABILITY IN THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND SECURITY FIELDS AND ITS INCREASING POPULATION REPRESENT AN IDEAL AND UNLIMITED ENVIRONMENT FOR INVESTMENT.
PRESIDENT CLINTON: JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM IS AN IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL EVENT AND AIMS AT REACHING JOINT UNDERSTANDING TO SOLVE DIFFERENCES AMONG COUNTRIES AND PEOPLE.
PRINCE BANDAR IBN SULTAN: THE MEETINGS OF THE JOINT SAUDI-AMERICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL WILL CONTRIBUTE IN THE ENHANCEMENT OF BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.
PRESIDENT BUSH CONFIRMS TO PRINCE ABDULLAH IBN ABDUL AZIZ THAT COOPERATION BETWEEN SAUDI ARABIA AND THE USA IS SOLID, BENEFICIAL AND NECESSARY FOR THE STABILITY OF THE REGION.
ROBERT PELLETRO: SAUDI-AMERICAN RELATIONS ARE STRONGER THAN THE CRITICS CAMPAIGN.
RICHARD MURPHY: THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA IS BASELESS AND DOES NOT REFLECT A VIEW IN THE AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION.
$4 BILLION AID TO AFGHANISTAN INCLUDING $220 FROM SAUDI ARABIA.
THE TOKYO CONFERENCE PLEDGES TO REBUILD AFGHANISTAN AND FORMS A TASK GROUP TO CO-ORDINATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECTS.
THE INTERIM AFGHANI GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS ITS INSISTENCE TO ACHIEVE PEACE AND STABILITY AND ADOPT SEVERE MEASURES TO ELIMINATE CORRUPTION.
THE SAUDI MINISTER OF ISLAMIC AFFAIRS: THE PROJECT OF DEMOLISHING AJYAD CASTLE AND REBUILDING IT SERVES THE HOLY MOSQUE IN MAKKAH AND THE MUSLIMS' INTERESTS.
THE DECISION IS WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE KINGDOM'S TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY AND DOES NOT VIOLATE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS REGARDING THE PRESERVATION OF ANTIQUITIES.
ISISCO: THE FORTRESS IS NOT REGISTERED IN THE LIST OF THE WORLD LANDMARKS OF THE HUMAN CIVILIZATION AND THE ISSUE IS AN INTERNAL MATTER THAT ONLY CONCERNS THE KINGDOM.
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