The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stressed its permanent and full support for the issues of Palestine and Al-Quds, condemning demolition and excavation works carried out by Israeli occupation in Al-Aqsa Mosque and calling on the world community to firmly intervene to stop this aggression. Addressing the Expanded Extraordinary Meeting of the Executive Committee of Organization of Islamic conference at the level of foreign ministers held here today, Dr. Nizar bin Obaid Madani, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said that the Kingdom has paid great attention to and full care of the Palestinian cause and Al-Quds Al-Sharif issue, noting in this regard the recent patronization of the meeting of the national reconciliation among Palestinian brethren in Makkah by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. He pointed out that this patronization affirms the King's attention and care of all matters relating to the Palestinian issue and its developments. Dr. Madani said that the Kingdom strongly condemned Israeli aggressive practices against the third Holy Mosque in Islam and Muslims' first Kiblah (formerly, Muslims direct to Al-Aqsa Mosque during prayers) and called on the world community to halt this aggression and firmly confront these practices aiming to tamper with the religious and civilization identity of Al-Quds Al-Sharif. He noted that the Kingdom demanded that all efforts be intensified, ranks be united, stances be coordinated and all pressures be practiced to revive the peace process and emphasized that just and comprehensive peace is the only way that enables the Palestinian people to set up their independent state with Al-Quds as its capital, to regain occupied Arab territories and to achieve security and stability in the region. Dr Madani said that we stress our full solidarity with our Palestinian brethren in their ordeal, bless their recent agreement in Makkah and demand commitment to the agreement to maintain their national unity and to be as a shield protecting their legitimate struggle to set up their independent state with Al-Quds as its capital.
