AMMAN, MAY 20, SPA -- PRINCE TURKI AL-FAISAL, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RIYADH-BASED BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF KING FAISAL RESEARCH AND ISLAMIC STUDIES CENTER, SAID THE ROLE OF SAUDI ARABIA IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE REGION'S PROBLEMS IS NOT A NEW THING. SPEAKING HERE TODAY AT THE INTERNATIONALECONOMIC FORUM, PRINCE TURKI SAID THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ HAS ACTIVATED THE ROLE OF THE KINGDOM IN THIS RESPECT, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE KINGDOM'S IMPORTANT ISLAMIC AND ECONOMIC STATUS. PRINCE TURKI REITERATED THE KEENNESS OF THE KINGDOM ON SOLVING THE REGION'S MAJOR PROBLEMS NOTABLY THE PALESTINIAN PROBLEM AS WELL AS THE PROBLEMS OF LEBANON, IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. HE WARNED AGAINST THE ONGOING FIGHTING IN PALESTINE, IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN AND SAID THE CONTINUATION OF FIGHTING WILL OPEN DOORS FOR INTERVENTION.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/451434