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Foreign Minister: The kingdom is An Ally of Western Countries, and This Alliance Will Not Change Despite the Passage of Successes and Failures

Saudi Press Agency

Saturday 1440/2/18 - 2018/10/27

Manama, Safar 18, 1440, October 27, 2018, SPA -- Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubier poinbtd out to the conflicts that are witnessed in the region, daying that these conflicts are led by attempts to change the regional order and control the Middle East. All this was the result of the Iranian Revolution and regime, which can be described as the dark system,"

He stressed that the problems facing the region currently can be overcome through good leadership, continuity and approach, expecting that it will be more prosperous, indicating that the problem is how to deal with Iran and prevent it from interfering in the affairs of states of the region.

In his speech to the 14th Manama Dialogue Conference held in Bahrain, Al-Jubeir highlighted the optimistic outlook for the future in the leadership and the people of the Kingdom. The focus is now on economic growth and diversification, empowering women, achieving youth aspirations, accountability and transparency.

He stressed the need to hold accountable those involved in the case of the death of Jamal Khashoggi after the end of investigations in the Saudi Arabia and Turkey, calling for not to take positions and blame on one before the end of investigations completely, stressing that the Kingdom will adopt mechanisms to prevent that incident from happening again.

The Foreign Minister explained that the Kingdom has no relations with Israel, pointing out that normalization with it will be achieved through the Arab peace initiative adopted by the 2002 Arab Summit and after allowing the Palestinians to establish their state with East Jerusalem, Al-Quds, as its capital.

He stressed the strength of relations between the Kingdom and the United States of America, describing the solid, and said: "The Kingdom is an ally of Western countries, and that this alliance will not change despite the passage of successes and failures"

"We have a large investment in energy, we need a stable world order, an effective counterterrorism, freedom and security of navigation in the world's waterways, and we will continue to do so.

We do not see any negative change in relations with the countries of the world. We have stable interests, protect our interests and work with countries to protect them. "He said.

In response to a question about the various alliances in the region and the need to unify them, Al-Jubeir denied the existence of multiple alliances. He said: "The GCC has alliances with Jordan and Egypt and these alliances are governed by mutual interests between countries, but when President Trump came to the presidency he assured that he would not leave the allies of America, which is encouraged by the Kingdom, where it was able to achieve great success in eliminating the "Dae'sh" in Iraq. Trump also imposed sanctions on Iran to stop its nuclear program and interference in the countries of the region, deeming US as strategic ally.

Al-Jubeir said that the GCC is the most important institution in the Gulf despite the dispute with Qatar, and working to ensure that this dispute does not affect the work of the Council.

With regard to the security alliance in the region, Al-Jubeir affirmed the support of Saudi Arabia for this alliance, and the continuation of the discussions between Jordan and Egypt to clear the ideas, in order to achieve the basic objective of ensuring security for the region.

On the suspension of Germany to sell arms to the Kingdom, he said: "The Kingdom has ceased to buy weapons from Germany long time ago."

"The Muslim Brotherhood is the great mother of terrorism and groups such as Al-Qaeda, Al-Nusrah, Da'esh, and the Takfir and Al-Hijra groups that emerged in the era of the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and we believe that the Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist organization.

Foreign Minister revealed the growing relations between Saudi Arabia and Iraq, the intensive visits, the establishment of a joint coordination council of six ministers, the opening of more consulates, the opening of the border between the two countries, and consideration of how to invest in Iraq.

-- SPA
16:37 LOCAL TIME 13:37 GMT
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