ON THE ISSUE OF IRAQ, PRINCE DR TURKI CALLED THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT TO OVERCOME THE UNSTABLE SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY AND BRING ABOUT THE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION THERE. PRINCE DR TURKI SAID THE KINGDOM HAS REITERATED THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING THE MIDDLE EAST REGION FREE FROM ALL WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, NOTABLY THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS. HE SAID THE KINGDOM HAS EXPRESSED ANXIETY OVER THE FAILURE OF ISRAEL TO JOIN THE TREATY OF NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS, AND ADDED CONTINUATION OF THE ISRAELI NUCLEAR PROGRAM THREATENS REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND STABILITY. PRINCE DR TURKI UNDERLINED THE IMPORTANCE OF ENHANCING UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION AMONG THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD, AND SAID HEAVENLY RELIGIONS ADVOCATE COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/390342