“However, the project to track environment pollution left by the wars in the region will continue for next 15 years,” Prince Turki said, adding that the Kingdom has achieved the expertise to clean up and rehabilitate polluted areas.

The Kingdom has completed 50 percent of the cleaning project, the prince added.

“The Kingdom has signed nine new agreements to clean up war polluted areas in the country. Those areas include coasts and deserts in the Eastern Province and Hafr Al-Batin, joining the Saudi borders with Kuwait and Iraq," the prince said.

The prince added total compensation paid to victims of the wars crossed $1.2 billion, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The prince also opened a meeting of the consultants committee for cleaning and rehabilitating war affected countries. “The Kingdom has employed all scientific studies and technologies for cleaning operations,” the prince said in his address. The Kingdom hosts this year’s meeting. Five countries affected by the wars include Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq and Iran as well as the Kingdom.