Prince Saud al-Faisal: Jerusalem is the substance of Middle East's cause

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal stated that Jerusalem's cause is the substance of the Middle East's case and that any attempt to remove it from the just peace formula must be confronted.

In his address today at the conclusion of the meeting of the joint Saudi - Moroccan committee, al-Faisal urged on the importance of Israel joining the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and submitting its nuclear establishments to inspection and making the Middle East and the Gulf zones free of weapons of mass destruction.

Regarding the situation in Iraq, he said, "The matter is as it used to be, despite all the initiatives for lifting the sanctions from Iraq," ading that the Iraqi government has undermined efforts to remove the sanctions and the continuation of this status for which the Iraqi people suffer at great cost.