May 3, 2002
KING FAHD: CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO THE US CONVEYS THE REALITY OF THE PALESTINIAN SUFFERINGS AND THE CRITICAL DETERIORATION DUE TO ISRAEL'S AGGRESSIVE POLICY.
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CALLS UPON THE US AND THE GREAT POWERS TO PLAY AN INFLUENCIAL AND SERIOUS ROLE IN FURTHER PUSHING ISRAEL TOWARDS RESPECTING THE INTERNATIONAL WILL AND HALTING ITS CONTINUOUS BREACHES OF THE PALESTINIAN'S RIGHTS.
AN EIGHT POINTS PLAN URGES THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO RE-THINK ITS PLANS.
A BLUEPRINT FOR A JOINT STATEMENT THAT IGNORED THE PEACE PLAN INFURIATES THE SAUDI DELEGATION.
BUSH: CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH IS A MAN WITH ENORMOUS LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND INFLUENCE IN THE ARAB COUNTRIES, WHICH HAVE ACCEPTED HIS VISION OF PEACE. I RESPECT THAT A LOT, AND I AM CONFIDENT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE PEACE.
BAHRAIN'S KING AND PRIME MINISTER CONGRATULATE CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH ON THE SUCCESS OF HIS VISIT TO THE US.
THE CROWN PRINCE TO PRINCE SULTAN:
THE CAUSES OF OUR ARAB AND ISLAMIC NATION HAVE BEEN SINCE THE REIGN OF KING ABDUL AZIZ AND STILL ARE AT THE TOP OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA'S CONCERNS.
PRINCE SULTAN TO THE CROWN PRINCE:
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF YOUR HISTORIC VISIT ARE ADDED TO THE GLORIOUS DEEDS THAT GOD HAS PLACED UPON YOU TO ATTAIN.
A GCC CONSULTATION SUMMIT MAY BE HELD ON MAY 12.
ISRAEL CONTINUES ITS MANOEUVERS TO HIDE ITS CRIMES IN THE WEST BANK.
IN AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT AT THE CONCLUSION OF CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO THE US:
THE CROWN PRINCE AND BUSH PROMISE TO REMAIN ENGAGED AND CO-OPERATE TO BREAK THE IMPASSE IN THE CRISIS AND HELP TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS THAT WOULD LEAD TO A COMPREHENSIVE AND JUST PEACE.
PRINCE SAUD AL FAISAL IN A PRESS CONFERENCE: ALL SIDES SHOULD SEE THE WISDOM AND URGENCY OF A SPEEDY MOVE TOWARDS PEACE AS TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.
THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA HAS EXPLAINED MANY TIMES ITS STANCE REGARDING THE ISSUE OF IRAQ, WHICH PLEDGED NOT TO REPEAT WHAT IT HAS DONE IN 90 AND IMPLEMENT ALL UN RESOLUTIONS AND STARTED TALKS CONCERNING THE RETURN OF WEAPONS INSPECTORS.
SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER PRINCE SAUD AL FAISAL TO ''ASHARQ AL-AWSAT'':
WE TOLD THE AMERICANS THAT TENET'S PLAN IS NOT SUITABLE BECAUSE WE SUPPORT THE DEPLOYMENT OF INTERNATIONAL FORCES NOT ONLY OBSERVERS.
THE ISRAELIS WERE THE ONES WHO ACCEPTED THE PROSECUTION OF THE ACCUSED BY THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AND THEY WERE TRANSPORTED IN AMERICAN CARS UNDER ISRAELI GUARDS.
WE ARE AGAINST SPENDING ANOTHER 11 YEARS IN NEGOTIATIONS AND SEE THAT THEY SHOULD START FROM WHERE THEY HAVE STOPPED WITH BARAK.
SAUDI ARAMCO HOSTS A DINNER PARTY IN HOUSTON IN HONOUR OF CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH IBN ABDUL AZIZ.
THE SAUDI MINISTER OF PETROLEUM: THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA HAS BUILT A STRONG AND INTEGRATED PETROLEUM INDUSTRY.
AL NAIMI: THE KINGDOM CONTAINS MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THE TOTAL WORLD PETROLEUM RESERVES AND IS THE FOURTH LARGEST WORLD OWNER OF GAS RESERVES.
PRIME MINISTER RAFIK AL HARIRI CONCLUDES HIS TRIP TO CHINA BY MEETING PRESIDENT ZEMIN AND THE SPEAKER OF THE STATE COUNCIL.
THE LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER URGES CHINA AND THE GREAT POWERS TO EXERT EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS TO SAVE PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST FROM SHARON'S BEHAVIOURS.
''THERE WILL BE NO PEACE WITHOUT THE END OF THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION.''
THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES AT THE CONFERENCE ON "US - SAUDI ENERGY AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE":
SAUDI-AMERICAN RELATIONS DATE BACK TO MORE THAN 80 YEARS, IN OTHER WORDS PRIOR TO THE DISCOVERY OF PETROLEUM IN THE KINGDOM.
SAUDI ARABIA PROVIDED PROTECTION FOR THE WORLD'S ECONOMIES BECAUSE IT MAINTAINED, AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE, LARGE QUANTITIES OF SPARE PRODUCTION CAPACITY.
THE US UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE: THE US REALIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SAUDI CROWN PRINCE'S ARAB INITIATIVE FOR PEACE.
THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE 14TH SESSION OF THE SAUDI-YEMENI CO-ORDINATION COUNCIL CONCLUDES ITS MEETINGS AFTER SIGNING THE FINAL MINUTES.
ENGINEER BAKHSH HEAD OF THE SAUDI SIDE IN THE COMMITTEE: THE POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT WHICH HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN THE FIELD OF BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO BROTHERLY COUNTRIES LED TO CO-OPERATION IN VARIOUS FIELDS.
THE ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BUSINESSMEN COUNCIL AND INVESTMENTS FROM THE SAUDI PRIVATE SECTOR IN JOINT PROJECTS IN YEMEN.
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