SIGHTEDNESS OF KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDUL-AZIZ ON SELECTING MEMBERS OF SHOURA COUNCIL."THE KING IS KEEN ON SELECTING GOD-FEARING PEOPLE,THOSE WHO ARE ADHERENT TO THE ISLAMIC SHARIAH AND WHO ARE KNOWN IN THEIR LOVE FOR THEIR COUNTRY AS WELL AS IMBIBED WITH KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND HONESTY. MOREOVER,THE KING BELIEVES THAT KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE ARE FACES OF THE SAME COIN." PRINCE MITEB HIGHLIGHTED THE OPENNESS OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA TO THE WORLD THROUGH ITS PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES AND FORUMS AND ITS ADMISSION TO SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. "KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDUL-AZIZ ALWAYS CALLS FOR BENEFITING FROM THE EXPERIENCES, CULTURES AND CIVILIZATIONS OF OTHERS PROVIDED THAT THESE DO NOT CONTRADICT WITH THE TEACHINGS OF ISLAM," THE PRINCE NOTED. HE HAILED THE RATIONAL POLICY OF BUILDING ECONOMIC AND SCIENTIFIC CITIES IN THE KINGDOM.
