Third Anniversary of King's ascendancy on Monday 17 Riyadh

Several countries have suffered from terrorism including Saudi
Arabia. Moreover, there have been allegations from the Western media
that Islam is a religion of violence and terror in an attempt to
label terrorism with Islam. In this context, the Custodian of the Two
Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz had convened an
international conference in Riyadh to combat terrorism.

The conference, convened on February 5, 2005, was patronized by the
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and
attracted participation of more than 50 Arab, Muslim and foreign
countries along with a number of Arab, regional and international
organizations.

In a speech at the opening ceremony of the conference, the King had
called for establishment of an international center to combat
terrorism. the Monarch had affirmed that it is our hope that this
conference would start a new page of effective international
cooperation for the establishment of an international community free
of terrorism. " In this framework, I invite all States to establish
an international centre to combat terrorism staffed by specialists in
this area, " the King had said .The objective of the Center is to
exchange and pass information instantly in line with the pace of
events and avoid them before they occur.


The General Assembly of World Trade Organization validated at its
meeting on the ninth of Shawwal 1426AH in Geneva on Saudi Arabia's
documentation joining the World Trade Organization with the presence
of the 148 Member States to make the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia become
the 149th member of WTO.

In the context of foreign policy, the Custodian of the Two Holy
Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz is keen to opt for positive
stances aimed at supporting world peace and prosperity of the entire
world and well-being of humanity throughout the world. The King is
always keen to bring about full support for cooperation between the
Arab countries and the rest of the world.


King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has enlarged his foreign participation,
which is quite obvious in his attendance at Arab, regional and
international conferences and his effective contributions to lay
strong foundations for an international community of peace, security
and brotherhood.

Among the King's key participation was at the Millennium Summit of
world countries organized by the Secretariat of the United Nations
headquarters in New York. At that meeting, the King had announced
Saudi Arabia's donation of thirty per cent of the proposed budget for
the Preventive Action Fund.