Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah returned to Jeddah on Friday night cutting short his holiday in Morocco “due to the repercussions of the events that are currently taking place in the region,” the Saudi Press Agency said. Saudi officials and political analysts welcomed the king’s decision to cut short his holiday to focus on the deteriorating situation in Syria, calling it a humanitarian gesture. “This shows the king’s deep concern toward the security of Saudi Arabia and its people,” said Mohammed Tayeb, director general of the Foreign Ministry’s office in the Makkah region. “We are worried that the worsening security situation in Syria will spill over to neighboring countries,” Tayeb told Arab News, while stressing the efforts made by Saudi Arabia to resolve the crisis peacefully. “King Abdullah had tried to find a peaceful solution to the problem but Bashar Assad did not listen to his advice,” Tayeb said while condemning the Assad regime for killing more than 90,000 civilians. “This is a great humanitarian gesture from our king that he cut short his holiday to stay with his people at these difficult times and find a solution to the crisis,” Tayeb said. Jamal Khashoggi, political analyst and general manager of Al Arab channel, said the king’s return shows that Saudi Arabia is a planning to make a big move to resolve the Syrian crisis with the support of its allies.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:57:30 +0000
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