Admiral Prince Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed, the Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, said Monday that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been following up with a great concern the current developments of the situation in Somalia. "The Kingdom is also worried about the state of instability in the country of the Horn of Africa due to the deterioration of the security conditions leading to aggravation of the piracy phenomenon, " he said. Speaking at a joint meeting of the Commanders of the naval forces of the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) member states and the Arab countries on the coast of the Red Sea, held here today, Admiral Prince Fahd bin Abdullah said the Kingdom had earlier hosted a conference for the reconciliation of the Somalian factions in Jeddah, noting that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz had urged the Somalian factions to take into account the higher interests of their country. --MORE
