Saudi Arabia for sending UN forces to the Palestinian territories

The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz has stressed the need of sending peace keeping forces to the occupied Palestinian territories to separate between the Palestinians and the Israelis.

In an interview to the US "Time" magazine issued on Monday, the Saudi crown prince said that peace keeping forces can separate between the two sides and by that time will be suitable to pressure the two sides to return back to the table of talks.

Replying to a question on who should place pressure on the Palestinians and the Israelis to push them to return back to negotiations, the Saudi crown prince said "If the United States assumes the primary role, it will give the process great credibility and effectiveness. If the U.S. has no desire to contribute to this, it should let others do it."

The Saudi crown prince, on the other hand expressed his conviction that the war against terrorism is not applicable on Iran and Iraq. He described Iran as "contributing to stability in the Gulf region" of the Gulf region, noting that the tensions of the past no longer exist at the meantime.

Replying to a question in case that there is an American plan to use force against Iraq the Saudi crown prince said he had actually conveyed his ideas to Washington but he refrained from giving details, Time reported.