Jeddah, May 19 (BNA): Deputizing for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chaired the 32nd Arab Summit today. .
The Saudi Press Agency stated that His Highness the Crown Prince received the leaders and heads of delegations participating in the summit upon their arrival at the venue.
The thirty-second regular session of the League of Arab States Council at the summit level began with the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran.
After that, the Prime Minister of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Ayman bin Abdel Rahman, delivered a speech in which he expressed his gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for the warm hospitality and reception.
At the end of his speech, the Prime Minister of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria extended sincere congratulations and great appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Highness the Crown Prince on the occasion of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia assuming the presidency of the thirty-second session. Arabian Summit.
He added, “We are fully confident that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will efficiently lead the work of our council, due to what we have entrusted to the Kingdom and its wise leadership of constant keenness on the unity of the Arab world and its activation and development of the mechanisms of joint Arab action.”
Then he announced the handover of the presidency of the thirty-second regular session of the Council of the League of Arab States at the summit level to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Following the announcement of the Prime Minister of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, immediately after the Kingdom assumed the presidency of the thirty-second regular session, delivered the following speech:
Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, and prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of God.
Your Majesties, Excellencies and Highnesses,
His Excellency the Secretary General of the League of Arab States,
honorable guests,
May the peace, blessings, and mercy of God be upon you ,
We are pleased to welcome you to your second country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and to welcome the guest of the Summit, President Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine. We hope our efforts will be crowned with success.
We are also pleased to thank the President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, for his efforts during his country’s presidency of the previous session, and we thank the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, and all the employees of the Arab League, for their efforts. Efforts to serve joint Arab action.
Your Majesties, Excellencies and Highnesses,
We assure neighboring countries and friends in the West and East that we are moving forward towards peace, goodness, cooperation and construction in a way that achieves the interests of our peoples and preserves the rights of our nation. We will not allow our region to turn into battlefields. It is enough to turn the page on the past by remembering the painful years of conflicts that the region went through, which caused the suffering of its people and hindered the development process.
Today, we are pleased with President Bashar al-Assad’s attendance at this summit and the issuance of the Arab League’s decision regarding the resumption of the participation of Syrian government delegations in the meetings of the Council of the League of Arab States. We hope that this will support the stability of Syria, the return of things to normal, and the resumption of its usual role in the Arab nation, in a way that achieves the good for its people and supports all our aspirations for a better future. our own.
distinguished guests,
The Palestinian issue was and still is the central issue for Arabs and Muslims. It also comes at the top of the Kingdom’s foreign policy priorities. The Kingdom did not hesitate or delay in supporting the brotherly Palestinian people to restore their lands and legitimate rights and establish an independent and sovereign Palestinian state on the Palestinian territories during 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions, the Arab Peace Initiative and other agreed upon international references in order to achieve the aspirations of the brotherly Palestinian people.
Your brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia devote their efforts to supporting Arab causes. We are also working to help the Yemeni parties to reach a comprehensive political solution to end the Yemeni crisis. With regard to Sudan, we hope that the language of dialogue will be the basis for preserving the unity of Sudan and the security of its people and capabilities. In this regard, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomes the signing of the Jeddah Declaration by both parties to the conflict, which calls for a commitment to protecting civilians and facilitating humanitarian action. We hope that the talks will result in an effective ceasefire. In cooperation with brothers, friends and the international community, the Kingdom will continue to exert humanitarian efforts and activate relief platforms for the brotherly Sudanese people.
We are pleased to seize the opportunity of President Zelensky’s attendance and participation in this summit to reaffirm the Kingdom’s position in support of all efforts that could contribute to easing the crisis in Ukraine, ensuring that the humanitarian situation does not deteriorate, and demonstrating the Kingdom’s readiness. Continue mediation efforts between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, in addition to supporting all international efforts aimed at resolving the crisis politically, in a way that contributes to achieving peace and security.
distinguished guests,
The civilizational, cultural, natural and human resources that our Arab world possesses are sufficient to enable our countries and peoples to achieve a comprehensive renaissance in all fields.
Peace, mercy and blessings of God.
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