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Saudi Arabia renewed its position on the Palestinian issue as a “basic Arab issue”, noting that it did not hesitate to defend it.
The position of Saudi Arabia came during a session held today by the Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia, through a video call, led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prime Minister, that God protect it.
The Council addressed the Kingdom’s emphasis during the 31st special session of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss the methods of global response to the Covid-19 pandemic and recover from it, the need to ensure that vaccines reach all countries and create conditions that allow all people to be supplied in a fair and affordable way, and formulate recovery and preparedness strategies. Improve future epidemics and affirm the continuity of its commitment to strengthen collective action and its cooperation with the United Nations to face global challenges.
In his statement to the Saudi Press Agency, the Acting Minister of Information, Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, stated that the Council, “considered the leadership of the Kingdom and is issued by the G20 countries on a number of indicators. issued by the Global Competitiveness Report 2019 and the Sustainable Development Report 2020, exceeding the five permanent members “. In the United Nations Security Council, and occupying the first place in the Arab world and the twenty-second in the world in the global index of artificial intelligence, since new achievements are added to its achievements in light of its wise policy that prioritizes maintaining and strengthen safety in its integral concept, and elevate it to leadership in all fields.
The Council of Ministers examined a series of questions on the course of events and their evolution at the Arab, regional and international levels, reviewed the results of the meetings of the monitoring committee and the political consultation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arab Republic of Egypt, and his final declaration was reflected in the consensus of views on many problems and crises that the region and the world are going through, and the confirmation On “the rejection of regional interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries and the attempts to destabilize the security and stability of the region, and the importance of the Arab role and the role of the Arab League in solving crises in the region within the framework of relevant international decisions and in accordance with the principles of international law ” .
Dr. Majed Al-Qasabi stated that the Council “renewed the Kingdom’s stance towards the Palestinian question, as it is a fundamental Arab question, and has not hesitated to defend it since the era of King Abdulaziz – may God have mercy on him – and is still on top of the issues it supports in its foreign policy and its commitment to support the strategic choice of peace.Adherence to the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, in accordance with international resolutions and laws, and on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the importance of the Israeli occupation ceasing to build settlements on Palestinian lands, which constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and an obstacle to the achievement of a permanent and comprehensive peace.
The Cabinet referred to the Kingdom’s assertion, during its participation in the Paris conference in support of Lebanon and its people, on the need to achieve comprehensive political and economic reform in Lebanon and to limit the external influence of regional parties that “seek to spread destruction and instability in Lebanon and the Middle East region.”
The Council reiterated its condemnation and condemnation of the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia that continues to launch drones “with booby traps” towards the Kingdom and its attacks on civilian and civilian objects in a systematic and deliberate manner, which constitutes a flagrant violation of the law. international and humanitarian law and its customary rules.
