Saudi Arabia`s statement at session of UN General Assembly delivered 3 New York

The crises, perils, conflicts and issues with which mankind
everywhere is currently faced cab be solved effectively only on the
basis of international legitimacy, international law and multilateral
cooperation in meeting the requirements of universal justice. Any
other provisional arrangements and partial solutions, which some
refer to as "contrived" or "compromise" or "creative" solutions, will
lead only to further perils and crises, aggravation of conflicts and
failure to resolve issues and meet challenges in a collective and
effective manner.

In any issue with which we are confronted, in any conflict that
threatens us, and in any crisis that could have fearful consequences
and implications for international peace and security, or for global
sustainable growth and prosperity, regardless of the complexity of
its details and the intricacy of conflicting interests and differing
positions, proposed solutions and initiatives must be evaluated,
positively or negatively, in the light of a single standard
criterion, namely international legitimacy, international law and
universal justice. Any deviation from this comprehensive and
imperative criterion, regardless of the pretexts put forward to
justify it, and regardless of the deceptive promotional halo of
publicity with which it is surrounded, would be likely to exacerbate
rather than solve the problem, and would seriously undermine our
collective ability to effectively address the other problems and
crises with which we are all confronted.

Mr. President,

Adherence to this criterion offers the easiest, best and most
effective way to settle the Arab-Israeli conflict, which is rightly
deemed to pose the most serious threat to peace and security in the
Middle East, a strategic region the conflicts and problems of which
have an impact on the world as a whole. The fact that this conflict
has lasted for more than seven decades and is continuing to have
disastrous effects on the entire region is attributable solely to a
blatant deviation from the principles of international legitimacy,
the rules of international law and the requirements of universal
justice.

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