The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stressed that emanating from the teachings of the Islamic religion and its international and moral responsibilities towards the Least Developed Countries(LDCs), it has paid a great attention to the driving-wheels of development in these countries through the provision of irretrievable assistance and soft loans over the past three decades benefiting 95 developing countries in various continents of the world. Addressing the 4th UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries currently in progress here, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar bin Obeid Madani, who headed the Saudi delegation to the Conference, conveyed to the Conference the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud to Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, and all attendees, as well as the King's best wishes of success for this important conference. The following is the full text of the speech delivered by Dr. Madani at the Conference, which was opened on May 06 and will conclude its five-day works on May 13. --More
