Saudi Arabia calls for Islamic unity

In a Saudi Cabinet meeting on Monday, King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz called on the Islamic nation to join efforts and stances to enhance solidarity and cooperation between the Islamic countries.

King Fahd urged the Islamic countries to strengthen mutual relations, which stem from the unity of religious history, heritage, and common interests, in order to back their positions while dealing with international blocs.

Following the meeting of the Saudi Cabinet, Saudi Information Minister Abdul Salam al-Farisi made a statement in which he said that the Cabinet discussed a number of Islamic topics as well as the political, economic and intellectual challenges facing the Islamic nation. He stressed the need to bolster Islamic solidarity in order to achieve the great doctrines of Islam manifested in peace and justice.