King Fahd reiterates backing for the right of the Palestinians to establish their state

King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia has reiterated that Saudi Arabia's people and government support to the right of the Palestinian people to establish their own state with Jerusalem as a capital and to self-determination.

The King's statements were expressed on Monday when he presided over a Cabinet meeting in Riyadh after he briefed the Cabinet ministers on the results of his talks with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, who recently visited Saudi Arabia and met with King Fahd and Crown prince Abdullah on the date for announcing the Palestinian state.