The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia confirmed that the maintenance of international peace and security can only be reached by the achievement of justice and equality of peoples and nations as well as respect for the principles and provisions of international law. It stressed its keenness to achieve the purposes of the Charter of the United Nations in maintaining the security and safety of the peoples of the world, and that it has been and still remains at the forefront of supporting countries to make the Middle East a zone free of nuclear weapons and all weapons of mass destruction. It also renewed its determination to eradicate the phenomenon of terrorism from its roots and fight it with its security and intellectual aspects as well as to dry its financial resources, denouncing strongly the terrorists' attempts to stick their crimes to Islam, which calls for love, peace, tolerance and moderation. This came in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's speech which was delivered last night by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir in front of the 70th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. He explained that the Palestinian issue is a permanent topic on the agenda of the General Assembly of the United Nations, despite all the ideas and initiatives that have been put forward so far, resulting in the continued suffering of the Palestinian people, who are still deprived of their right to live in dignity, in defiance of the principles of international law and the resolutions of international legitimacy. In the Kingdom's speech, Al-Jubeir also said 'Today, we desperately need to find a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict, based on Security Council resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative put forward by my Home Country more than 13th years ago, and adopted by the Arab and Islamic worlds, and has received wide support from the international community, to achieve the establishment of a Palestinian independent state and Al-Quds as its capital. He added 'In this regard, we have to renew our condemnation of the continuing Israeli violations of Al-Aqsa Mosque's sanctity, via policies aimed at dividing it at time and space levels, a matter poses a serious escalation in the conflict, and feeds the violence and extremism in the world.' Al-Jubeir pointed out that the Syrian crisis is entering its fifth year, and the international community is still unable to take crucial decisions to save the Syrian people from killing, destruction and displacement machine used by Bashar al-Assad, which led to the killing of more than 300,000 of Syrians, and the displacement of more than twelve million Syrians as well as the destruction of Syria in one of the biggest humanitarian catastrophe of the contemporary history. 'We see there is no way to end Syrian crisis but only through a political solution, based on the Declaration of (Geneva 1) aimed at the maintenance of the national, regional and unity of Syria, the preservation of the Syrian state's civil and military institutions and the formation of a transitional council to rule, with no room for Bashar al-Assad or whoever their hands stained with the blood of the Syrian people,' pointing out that the Kingdom will continue to push for this solution, as it will remain at the forefront of countries supporting the Syrian people to meet the humanitarian needs and alleviate their suffering. On Yemen, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Al-Jubeir explained that coalition forces to support the legitimacy in Yemen has made great achievements in the liberation of many areas from the rebels' grip, including the port city of Aden, which allowed for a legitimate government to return to Yemen, and the latest of these achievements was achieved just the day before yesterday by controlling Bab Al-Mandab, which guarantees freedom of international navigation. He stressed that the military option is the last option for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Coalition's countries and came after the coup carried out by the forces of (Houthi - Saleh), and their takeover of the country and their blockade of the presidential palace in Aden as well as their threat of the legitimate president, where military intervention came at the request of the legitimate government in Yemen under Article (51) of the Charter of the United Nations. Al-Jubeir further said that the goal of military operations in Yemen is to reduce the risk of militias and the protection of our borders, and to find a political solution based on the initiative of GCC's Arab states, the outputs of the national dialogue and UN Security Council Resolution 2216, and as we believe that Houthis are part of the social fabric in Yemen, however, that does not give them the right to have a distinctive status or form militias outside the framework of the state of Yemen or at the expense of the rest of Yemeni people's components. Al-Jubeir also confirmed that there are parties are trying to escalate the crisis in Yemen through incitement and attempt to smuggle arms to the rebels. For example, on Saturday, September 26th, 2015, an Iranian steamer has been stopped under the inspection mechanism set out in Security Council resolution (2216) loaded with weapons destined for the rebels, pointing out that this was not the only case of the smuggling of arms to the rebels by Iran. He said 'At the moment the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Coalition's countries are working to intensify coordination with international organizations to provide and make delivery of humanitarian aid to Yemen, and King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid play a major role in providing the Yemeni people with assistance directly or through international relief organizations, while the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has ordered to correct the conditions of Yemenis living illegally across the Kingdom's regions, to enable them to work, and take advantage of Saudi educational and medical care.' Meanwhile, the Minister of Foreign Affairs stressed that emanating from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's keenness to achieve the purposes of the Charter of the United Nations in maintaining the security and safety of the peoples of the world, it was and still is at the forefront of supporting countries to make the Middle East a zone free of nuclear weapons and all weapons of mass destruction, and this prompted it to welcome any effort to achieve this goal, including the agreement reached by the group (5 +1) with the Islamic Republic of Iran, which prohibits Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Al-Jubeir said 'We hope after the deal was reached, that Iran abandons its negative interference in the affairs of Arab countries, which would be countered firmly by us, and at the same time, the Kingdom confirms its commitment to build the best relations with Iran, based on good-neighborliness, mutual respect and non-interference in the affairs of the region's countries. In this regard, the Kingdom renewed its demand for Iran to end its occupation of the three islands of the sisterly United Arab Emirates.' In the Kingdom's speech before the UN General Assembly, Al-Jubeir further said 'The most important thing that should be emphasized in the context of our response to the challenge of terrorism and extremism is the fact that no one is far from the results of this dangerous phenomenon that should not be linked to any religion, culture or race, since we are, as a whole, a target for it and its risks,' pointing out that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia itself is one of states that terrorism targeted its territory and citizens, is still in a continuing confrontation with it, yet it emphasizes its determination to root out this phenomenon. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is at the forefront of countries fighting terrorism and all its security and intellectual aspects while working to dry its financial resources, he stresses, adding that in this regard, we strongly condemn the terrorists' attempt to stick their crimes to Islam, while Islam calls for love and peace, tolerance and moderation. The Minister of Foreign Affairs explained that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia attaches utmost importance to the development issues and supports its efforts in developing countries, pointing out that the success of the development process depends on the respect of the international community of the historical specificity, and the religious and cultural heritage prevailing in different countries, and this means that the achievement of sustainable development must be linked to each state's own goals and its level of development and current renaissance, and this reflected the Kingdom's keenness to have an active and direct contribution to the development of the Millennium Development Goals. Al-Jubeir concluded the Kingdom's speech, saying 'The variables in our contemporary world, and the challenges we face (at military, economic, intellectual, environmental and healthy levels and others require strengthening the role of the United Nations and the activation of its agencies in addition to exerting more efforts to reform our international organization, to keep abreast of the developments on the
