PRINCE SAUD UNDERLINED THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING THE MIDDLE EAST REGION INCLUDING THE GULF REGION FREE FROM THE WEAPONS OF MASS-DESTRUCTION. HE NOTED THAT ISRAEL IS THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE REGION WHICH IS ARMED TO THE TEETH WITH ALL FORMS OF WEAPONS OF MASS-DESTRUCTION. PRINCE SAUD SAID THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AT THE TIME WHEN IT SUPPORTS THE RIGHT OF COUNTRIES TO USE NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES, YET IT CALLS ALL PARTIES TO ADHERE TO PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS FOR THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR ISSUE. MEANWHILE, HE CALLED IRAN TO POSITIVELY RESPOND TO THE FREQUENT CALLS FROM THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) TO REACH A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT TO THE PROBLEM OF THE OCCUPIED UAE ISLANDS.--MORE www.spa.gov.sa/391837