Prince Dr Turki Bin Mohammad Bin Saud Al-Kabir, the Saudi Under Secretary and Acting Deputy Minister for Political Affairs affirmed on Tuesday that the Arab-Israeli conflict remains an obstacle to achieving the desired development goals. "Saudi Arabia does not spare an effort to help advance a comprehensive, just and lasting solution based on the initiative of Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz that was adopted as an Arab initiative by the 14th Arab summit held in Beirut. The settlement must also be based on the road map, the withdrawal from occupied territories according to UN resolutions and the principle of land for peace," he said in an address, on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the second day of the three-day session at the Asia-Middle East dialogue in Singapore. "During his recent meeting with Senior Goh Chok Tong, Crown Prince Abdullah pointed out that Arabs and Muslims desire no more than justice and equality and he emphasized the need for building trust and eliminating hatred to arrive at peaceful co-existence between Arabs and Israelis," he added. --MORE 1300 Local Time 1000 GMT
