The introductory Remarks of HRH Prince Saud Al Faisal
The Press conference with His Excellency the Turkey Foreign minster
Ankara Wednesday 7 Safar 1432 - !2 January 2011
In The Name Of God Most Merciful
I thank Your Excellency, and I thank the Government of the Republic of Turkey for what I received along with the delegation from your generosity and the sense of hospitality
I believe that my brother Dr. Ahmed Oglu highlighted the nature of our discussions today, and I would like to emphasize the depth of relations between our two countries, and mark the status of development it reached in all areas, and the mutual desire to push it into new horizons in order to serve our countries and peoples.
My visit to the Brotherly State of Turkey comes in this frame, and also in the frame of constant coordination and consultation in regards of the regional and international causes that are mutually important to us; since we share the same geographic land and historical heritage, and we are surrounded by issues that we witness their impact directly on us. From this view our efforts focus on hard work aiming to achieve security and stability to the region and make it and the people avoid the hazards the crises.
Of course the Palestinian cause remains the most important cause, we sadly regret suspending the peace negotiations. We accuse Israel the full responsibility of this failure as a result to its obstinate policy and its constant challenge to the global will and withdrawing its legitimacy by insisting on building more colonies and occupy more Palestinian lands and torture the Palestinian people and violate their legal rights.
The failure of peace negotiation s must take us to alternative paths and create new policies and find new options to find a way out from this impasse, and pave the way for a solution that is fair and comprehensive to this dispute. This solution is based on the International legitimacy and its decisions all that aim to establish an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
This approach has a synchronic support from the international community; it needs a serious global determination that agrees with the growth of the international recognition of the Palestinian state.
In regards of Iraq, we must not forget that Turkey was the first to host the conference of neighboring countries of Iraq and this was aiming to unify the efforts to take Iraq out of its crisis and keep its independence and sovereignty and territorial integrity , and fulfill its security, stability, and national unity in spite of any external intrusion
It will always be the policy of the Kingdom to maintain the support of these goals that we hope for the Iraqi to fulfill in shadows of their new kingdoms.
Finally I would like to mention the important and positive role of Turkey in the area and its policy that supports the Arab causes and its insistence to play a positive role that agrees with the Arab strategy from its legitimate view which guarantees the security and the stability of the region. I invite all the countries of the region to follow the same approach so we can all come up with a constructive solution to solve the problems of the area and establish security and safety.
I repeat my gratitude and the delegation's gratitude to His Excellency and the government of Turkey.
Peace, mercy and blessings of God