The Saudi monarch calls on the international community to take a firm stance to confront Iran’s efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction.

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz called on the international community to take a firm stand to confront Iran’s efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction.

“The Kingdom affirms the seriousness of the regional project of the Iranian regime and rejects its interference in the internal affairs of states and its support for terrorism, extremism and fueled sectarianism,” he said at the opening of the work of the eighth session of the Council. of the Saudi Shura.

He added: “We call on the international community to take a firm stance towards Iran, to ensure that it is prevented from obtaining weapons of mass destruction, developing the ballistic missile program and threatening peace and security.”

And on the Palestinian issue, He said: “We affirm that the Kingdom continues to support the Palestinian people to establish an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative, and we also support efforts aimed at establishing peace in the Middle East by negotiating between the Palestinian and Israeli parties to reach a just and lasting agreement. “

And in Iraqi affairs, He said: “We are with Iraq and its brother people, and we support the efforts of your government for its stability, growth, preservation of its position in its Arab environment and the strengthening of relations between the two brother countries and cooperation in various fields to through the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council. “

And on the Syrian issue, He said: “We support a peaceful solution in Syria, in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2254 and the Geneva track 1, emphasizing that the militias and mercenaries must leave them, and the unity of the Syrian soil must be preserved.”

economically, The Saudi monarch referred to the Kingdom’s enthusiasm, since the establishment of OPEC, to stabilize world oil markets, saying: “This is evidenced by the fundamental role it played in the establishment and continuation of the OPEC + group agreement, as a result of the Kingdom’s initiatives aimed at accelerating market stability and sustainability. Your supplies. “

He added: “To mitigate the economic effects of the outbreak of the new Corona virus, his country was quick to introduce government initiatives for the private sector, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, which included more than (218) billion riyals, in addition to supporting to the health sector with an amount of (47) billion riyals. “

He continued: “We have sought through the management of the pandemic to continue working and balance the economic, health and social impact, and we will continue the continuous evaluation until the end of the pandemic, God willing.”

Source: “SPA”