SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, NOV 29, SPA -- PRINCE TURKI AL-FAISAL, THE SAUD AMBASSADOR TO THE US, HAS UNDERSCORED THE IMPORTANCE OF MORE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR ENHANCING THE PILLARS OF THE GLOBAL PEACE. 'THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AND ITS PARTNERS IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK FOR REALIZING THIS MISSION', HE SAID WHILE SPEAKING AT SCRANTON UNIVERSITY. CITING THE CURRENT DANGERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, HE SAID THESE DANGERS INCLUDE THE CONTINUATION OF THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION, HUMILIATION OF THE PALESTINIANS AND DENYING THEM THEIR RIGHTS, IDENTITY AND HOMELAND. 'IN ADDITION, THERE IS THE INTERNATIONAL ANXIETY OVER THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE SUFFERINGS OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE', HE ADDED. PRINCE TURKI HAILED THE EXISTING COOPERATION BETWEEN SAUDI ARABIA AND THE US IN THE FIELD OF FIGHTING TERRORISM. 'THE KINGDOM HAS BEEN ADVOCATING REALIZATION OF PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST', HE SAID, ADDING NOTHING CAN JUSTIFY THE FAILURE TO MAKE THE MIDDLE EAST A PROSPEROUS REGION AS IT WAS IN THE PAST. HE POINTED OUT TO THE ASSISTANCE EXTENDED BY SAUDI ARABIA TO IRAQ AND LEBANON, AND ITS SUPPORT TO THE EFFORTS OF THE ARAB LEAGUE IN IRAQ, AND SAID THE SOLUTION OF THE IRAQI PROBLEM SHOULD ONLY COME FROM THE IRAQIS THEMSELVES AND THEIR LEADERSHIP.--MORE www.spa.gov.sa/407210