Saudi Crown Prince calls for halt of Serb attacks, Egypt sends aid to Kosovo

The Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz called for the halt of aggression against Muslims in Kosovo, and for the return of the displaced.

Following the Saudi Cabinet Monday session held in al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh, and chaired by the Crown Prince, a statement issued by Saudi Information Minister Fuad Abdul Salam al-Farisi said the Cabinet has appealed to the international community, foremost being countries concerned with the situation in Kosovo, to work for halting Serbian attacks, to restore peace and return the displaced to their homes.

This while Egyptian Minister of Insurance and Social Affairs Mirvat El-Tilawi said that expansion of humanitarian aid totaling 150,000 pounds for injured people in Kosovo enclave was approved.

On a seperate subject, Saudi Arabia held Israel responsible for the stalemate in the Middle East peace process and urged the international community, especially the US, to push Israel to resume talks on all peace tracks. The Saudi Cabinet denounced the practices made by the Israeli government in the city of Jerusalem. It asserted the need to preserve the city's demographic status as it was before June 1967

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