Prince Dr. Turki bin Mohammed bin Saud Al-Kabeer, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for International Relations, opened here today a workshop organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the theme "Introduction to UN Security Council Resolution 1540 Regarding the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction". The workshop was held in cooperation with the 1540 Committee of the UN Security Council and the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs. A large number of experts and specialists from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and abroad participated in the workshop. Prince Dr. Al-Kabeer delivered a speech in which he stressed the keenness of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on spreading international peace and security in the Middle East and the rest of the world, based on the Kingdom's leading role in achieving stability and prosperity for the region's states. He also said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia supports various actions to make the Middle East a zone free of weapons of mass destruction, pointing out that the Kingdom's efforts in this field have been appreciated by the international community. --More