Prince Turki Al-Faisal, the Saudi ambassador to the US, has confirmed the firm stand of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against terrorism. Addressing the annual conference of the Middle East Institute, which began here on Tuesday its deliberations, Prince Turki highlighted the significant role of the Kingdom in fighting terrorism and realizing peace in the Middle East, He noted that the terrorists constitute a deviant group, and their ideas run counter to the teachings of Islam. 'Despite the fact that the Kingdom was a victim of terrorism, yet it was accused by certain quarters of financing terrorism', he said. Praising the Kingdom's role in combating terrorism, Prince Turki said the Kingdom had earlier organized an international conference for fighting terrorism, and the conference was held with the participation of experts from more than 50 countries. 'For fighting terrorism, so many problems, like the Arab-Israeli dispute and the unstable situation in Iraq and Afghanistan, should be settled ', he said --more 1821 Local Time 1521 GMT
