Faisal told reporters that this facility is under construction in the current time. It will be designed to accommodate dialogue and discussions among Islamic sectors aiming to achieve rapprochement among them, he explained. On cooperation between Central Asian countries and the Islamic Cooperation Organization member states, he confirmed that a conference has been held to this end and that there are close contacts between our region and this part of the world. He cited that some Arab countries have recently held a meeting with Central Asian countries to enhance cooperation between the two sides. He vowed that "we are going to see trade and commerce between our region and Central Asia hitting the world's fastest growth rate within few years. He expressed Saudi Arabia's readiness to kick off such cooperation. Asked whether the conference was preceded by differences between some Islamic countries to the extent that the progress of the conference was negatively affected, Prince Saud Al-Faisal noted that this conference is not an exception as almost all conferences in the past were preceded by differences and problems, particularly in the Arab world. He advised that Arab countries should be vigilant and prepared to face the problems, which he said frog-leap from country to country, with the most needed wisdom and methodology. As for the accusations from Iraq against Saudi Arabia, Prince Saud Al-Faisal said he heard Iraq's senior officials, including its Prime Minister, accusing the Kingdom of sponsoring terrorism. He scoffed the accusation as a reason for sarcasm as it came after the issuance of a statement by the Kingdom denouncing terrorism as an act of crime, citing Da'esh (movement which is fighting Baghdad government). Prince Saud Al-Faisal sarcastically enquired "how could you alter the fact that Saudi Arabia, which itself was subject to terrorist attacks in the past, has most recently denounced terror acts, fought fierce battles in the past against terrorism and still combating the international phenomenon, and you would like to tell the world something else: that Saudi Arabia supports terrorism. How could we believe you, he questioned. I advise Iraqi officials that if they opted to wipe out terrorism they should follow the Saudi suit of creating the bases of international cooperation to get rid of terrorism, instead of accusing the Kingdom of supporting terrorism. Prince Saud Al-Faisal concluded by saying that terror is found where it scores successes. Thanking God Almighty, "our country is now cleared of this pandemic, hoping that nothing could sneak into it from neighboring countries", he added. --More 19:53 LOCAL TIME 16:53 GMT تغريد
