PRINCE NAIF BIN ABDULAZIZ, MINSTER OF INTERIOR, CONFIRMED THAT HIS MINISTRY IS EQUIPPING SECURITY FORCES WITH THE LATEST INSTRUMENTS NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR JOB. IN REMARKS FOLLOWING HIS PATRONAGE TO A GRADUATION CEREMONY OF SECURITY TRAINEES IN RIYADH TONIGHT, PRINCE NAIF SAID ANOTHER SECURITY BATCH WILL SOON BE GRADUATED IN MAKKAH AND OTHER REGIONS. HE SAID AN AGREEMENT OR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN THE FIELD OF COMBATING TERRORISM, MONEY LAUNDERING, AND DRUG TRADE, TRAFFICKING AND USAGE WILL BE REACHED WITH ITALY. THE DOCUMENT WILL COVER TRAINING, HE SAID. ITALIAN SENIOR OFFICIALS HAVE EXPRESSED ADMIRATION OF THE HIGH-LEVEL OF SECURITY MEN IN THE KINGDOM, PRINCE NAIF SAID. IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION, HE CONFIRMED THAT THE SAUDI AUTHORITIES WOULD PURSUE THE FILES OF GUANTANAMO TO THE LAST MAN IN GUANTANAMO. ANSWERING ANOTHER QUESTION, HE HINTED THAT THERE MIGHT BE A NEW LIST OF THOSE WANTED FOR SECURITY REASONS. ON THOSE IN IRAQ, HE SAID IRAQ'S MINISTER OF INTERIOR HAS EXPRESSED READINESS TO COOPERATE IN THIS ISSUE AND THAT THE SAUDI SIDE IS WAITING AN ACTION BY HIM. ON THE MURDER OF A SECURITY OFFICER IN QASSIM, HE SAID INVESTIGATION IS STILL UNDERWAY.
