THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Lucie HEQUET & Luke GREEN
Topic A : The North Korean nuclear threat
The Kingdom of saudi arabia is conserned with the intercontinental missiles that are under development , such as the KN-08, that have the range to strike our country in case of conflic. North Korea has also sold many missile , having the capability of nuclear armement , to country that have radicaly different views then us (like Yemen or Iran).
The Kingdom of Saudi arabia doesn't have an embassy in North Korea, nor the opposit.
The Kingdom of Saudi arabia has signed many treaties against the proliferation of nuclear weapons , such as the Convention on Nuclear Safety or the Proposed Fissile Material (Cut-off) Treaty (FMCT), clearly showing the position of our country on the proliferation of nuclear weapons around the world.The kingdom of saudia arabia has not signed any resolutions on this issue , because we never had a seat to vote , or we refused ours in protest (to being ineffective in regards to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, nuclear disarmament in the Middle East and putting an end to the Syrian civil war ).
The kingdom of saudi arabia believes that it would be beneficial to the world peace if North Korea was disarmed ,and stripped of the capability of producing nuclear weapons .
Topic B : The Syrian crisis
Syria has sled into civil war for now six years leading to 465.000 killed people, 5 million refugees from Syria in just 5 countries, Lebanon,Jordan,Irak,Turkey and Egypt and 10.8 million people in urgency need of humanitarian inside Syria including children and plunging the country into poverty and social unrest. We have condemned the Assad government since the beginning and withdrew our delegation and even closed our embassy in Damascus. For us Syria constitutes the ultimate battleground for hegemony. We will continue to arm the rebels un till Assad fall.
Our external and national policies have always been shaped within major frameworks, among the most important of which are; good-neighbor policy, non interference in the internal affairs of other countries, strengthen relations with the Gulf States and the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, strengthen relations with Arab and Islamic countries for the benefit of common interests of these countries, as well as advocate their issues, adopt nonalignment policy, establish cooperation relations with friendly countries, and play effective role in the international and regional organizations. We have always worked out for international peace and justice, and rejected the use of power and violence or any actions that threaten the international peace or lead to the building up of injustice and autocracy. We have condemned and rejected all methods and mechanisms of international terrorism, and confirm that Islam is above suspicion of all terrorist activities. As an example Saudi Arabia responded to uprisings in Bahrain, Egypt and Tunisia in a manner that clearly established the Saudi government as a counter-revolutionary actor in the Arab Awakening. By providing vast financial aid and weapons to anti-Assad militants, we have highly promoted regime change. We would like to use our religious authority and economic resources to acquire influence over a post-Assad order.
As per king Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia “I call on leaders and scholars of the Islamic nation to carry out their duty towards God Almighty, and to stand in the face of those trying to hijack Islam and present it to the world as a religion of extremism, hatred, and terrorism, and to speak the word of truth, and not fear anybody. Our nation today is passing through a critical, historic stage, and history will be witness against those who have been the tool exploited by the enemies to disperse and tear the nation and tarnish the pure image of Islam.”
We along with the other Gulf countries have offered zero resettlement places to Syrian refugees just like other high income countries such as Russia or Japan but we have supported many United Nation actions. We are for the focus on a new constitution and the holding of election.With human rights violations at the heart of the Syrian crisis, we have called for an immediate end to violence; release of political prisoners; impartial investigations to end impunity, ensure accountability and bring perpetrators to justice; and reparations for the victims. It’s on our endeavor to help the 6 million children, who require some form of humanitarian assistance inside Syria in 2017.About 70% of the population is without access to adequate drinking water, one in three people are unable to meet their basic food needs, and more than 2 million children are out of school, and four out of five people live in poverty.
Riyadh, along with Ankara and Doha, is committed to toppling Assad. Yet what all three capitals have finally realized is that the Syrian leader’s departure, whether by force or negotiation, cannot be achieved without a more coherent Syrian opposition that can speak with one voice in international fora and effectively join arms on the battlefield. Of course, unifying the huge mess that is the Syrian opposition is easier said than done. And it’s not like it hasn’t been tried before. Over the past four years, none of the attempts by various countries to unify the rebels and the politicians has worked. In a sense, Riyadh cannot afford to fail. A more integrated Syrian opposition is at the core of our diplomatic and military plans in Syria. If Russia and Iran continue to reject negotiations over Assad’s fate, Saudi Arabia’s response will be to work more closely with Turkey and Qatar and step up arms and money transfers to what they hope will be a more structured rebel opposition .
While the needs of the refugees grow, we and our partners want to continue to provide assistance with education, and care for children, housing, and livelihood support. We support urgent medical care and emergency relief. Russian position to be a continuous supplier of weapons to the Syrian military despite international criticism has affected Saudi Arabia’s position. Moscow pushes Riyadh to remain a major provider of military and financial assistance to several rebel groups, including those with Islamist ideologies.We support the United states and the Trump administration’s decision to intervene militarily in Syria after the recent chemical attack of mister Assad’s forces. We are still calling for a no-fly zone to be imposed to protect civilians from bombardment by Syrian government forces. Saudi Arabia will try to succeed where others before it have failed.
Security Council –Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Lycée Thérèse d’Avila – Lucie Hequet & Luke Green