An official source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the following statement: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reviewed the statement issued on March 4 by the official spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, which includes the serious allegations against Saudi Arabia of supporting terrorism in Syria. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly rejects and condemns such irresponsible accusations that distort the true position of the Kingdom which has been keen on addressing the Syrian Crisis according to the international legitimate conventions and through the UN Security Council, the body responsible for international security and peace. These have been the Kingdom's efforts which unfortunately have been stalled and aborted by the Veto, giving the Syrian regime a license to commit crimes against its unarmed people in a way that is contrary to human morality and all international laws and norms. It should be noted in this regard that the Russian accusations are based on wrong assumptions repeatedly voiced by the media of the Syrian regime and rejected by the international community. Such assumptions claim that al-Qaeda and terrorist armed groups are forming the backbone of the Syrian opposition. Such an orientation reflects an explicit support for a regime that commits what amounts to crimes against humanity. Therefore, whoever supports such acts might later become subject to ethical, legal and criminal responsibility as a result of such a position. Time will respond to the accusation of arming terrorists and will, no doubt, reveal who the terrorists and their supporters are."
