ANKARA: Shoura Council Chairman Abdullah Al-Asheikh said that the decades-long Palestinian problem should be resolved according to international conventions, treaties and peace initiatives.
He pointed to the sufferings of the Palestinian people in over 60 years of Israeli occupation, displacement, repeated attacks and settlements on their territories.
Al-Asheikh's remarks came during his speech at the 36th meeting of the Organization Islamic of Cooperation’s councils, which was held in the Turkish capital, Ankara on Monday and Tuesday .
He also pointed to the tragedy of the Syrian people, saying that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was one of the first countries in the world to demand that the Syrian regime stop using its military machine in targeting civilians. The Kingdom has dealt with the Syrian crisis from a humanitarian and Islamic angle and opened its doors to the Syrian brothers.
Since the eruption of the crisis, nearly 2.5 million Syrian citizens have been allowed entry into the Kingdom, which granted them complete freedom of movement, regular residence and accommodations for those who wanted to remain, along with the consequent rights to free health care, work and education.
The Kingdom’s efforts have also spread to include taking care of millions of Syrian refugees in countries neighboring their homeland — in Jordan, Lebanon and other countries.
On Yemen, the Shoura chairman said that the Kingdom, under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, has responded to support the brotherly Yemeni people and their legitimate government, and formed a military coalition, which includes many Arab countries, to save the Yemeni people, and support the legitimate leadership of the Republic of Yemen.
The Kingdom believes that standing by the brotherly Yemeni people is a moral duty, he said, stressing that Operation Decisive Storm was consistent with regional and international conventions, in particular the contents of Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, as the operation came in line with resolutions of United Nations Security Council on the situation in Yemen, including Resolution 2216.
Speaking about terrorism, Al-Asheikh said Saudi Arabia is aware of the danger of this bloody phenomenon and has spared no effort to contain all of its manifestations, and participates in any international effort seeking to fight it. The Kingdom has translated this policy into action through the enactment of legislation criminalizing terrorism, drying up its financial sources, setting up lists of terrorist organizations and the formation of a supreme anti-terrorism committee.
He pointed out that in 2005, the Kingdom was also the first country which called for the convening of an international conference to combat terrorism, and worked on the establishment of the United Nations Center for Counter-Terrorism, supporting it with $110 million. Saudi Arabia is chairman of the advisory board of this center and is an active member in the international coalition against Daesh.
He stressed that the acts being carried out by terrorist organizations do not represent Islam, which is completely innocent of them, and that the Kingdom has consistently affirmed that terrorism has no religion nor race, nor any country.
He pointed to the sufferings of the Palestinian people in over 60 years of Israeli occupation, displacement, repeated attacks and settlements on their territories.
Al-Asheikh's remarks came during his speech at the 36th meeting of the Organization Islamic of Cooperation’s councils, which was held in the Turkish capital, Ankara on Monday and Tuesday .
He also pointed to the tragedy of the Syrian people, saying that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was one of the first countries in the world to demand that the Syrian regime stop using its military machine in targeting civilians. The Kingdom has dealt with the Syrian crisis from a humanitarian and Islamic angle and opened its doors to the Syrian brothers.
Since the eruption of the crisis, nearly 2.5 million Syrian citizens have been allowed entry into the Kingdom, which granted them complete freedom of movement, regular residence and accommodations for those who wanted to remain, along with the consequent rights to free health care, work and education.
The Kingdom’s efforts have also spread to include taking care of millions of Syrian refugees in countries neighboring their homeland — in Jordan, Lebanon and other countries.
On Yemen, the Shoura chairman said that the Kingdom, under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, has responded to support the brotherly Yemeni people and their legitimate government, and formed a military coalition, which includes many Arab countries, to save the Yemeni people, and support the legitimate leadership of the Republic of Yemen.
The Kingdom believes that standing by the brotherly Yemeni people is a moral duty, he said, stressing that Operation Decisive Storm was consistent with regional and international conventions, in particular the contents of Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, as the operation came in line with resolutions of United Nations Security Council on the situation in Yemen, including Resolution 2216.
Speaking about terrorism, Al-Asheikh said Saudi Arabia is aware of the danger of this bloody phenomenon and has spared no effort to contain all of its manifestations, and participates in any international effort seeking to fight it. The Kingdom has translated this policy into action through the enactment of legislation criminalizing terrorism, drying up its financial sources, setting up lists of terrorist organizations and the formation of a supreme anti-terrorism committee.
He pointed out that in 2005, the Kingdom was also the first country which called for the convening of an international conference to combat terrorism, and worked on the establishment of the United Nations Center for Counter-Terrorism, supporting it with $110 million. Saudi Arabia is chairman of the advisory board of this center and is an active member in the international coalition against Daesh.
He stressed that the acts being carried out by terrorist organizations do not represent Islam, which is completely innocent of them, and that the Kingdom has consistently affirmed that terrorism has no religion nor race, nor any country.
