Saudi Arabia calls for protecting the Palestinian people

In a statement following a meeting Chaired by King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz, Saudi Information Minister Fuad Abdul Salaam al-Farisi said the Cabinet was acquainted with the sufferings of the Palestinian people and the acts of repression conducted against them by the Israeli government and settlers.

The Saudi Cabinet on Monday held a meeting at al-Yamama palace in Riyadh during which the participants in the meeting reviewed conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories and the "stalemate the Middle East peace process reached as a result of the Israeli intransigent stances."

He added that the Saudi Cabinet was also briefed on the deadlock the Middle East peace process, a matter which necessities that the international community shoulder greater responsibility in preserving the rights of the Palestinian people according to international legitimacy charters.