Baha, Saudi Arabia, Nov 13, SPA -- Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Interior Minister, has highlighted the significant role of Saudi Arabia in combating terrorism, and said the Kingdom was one of the pioneering countries in fighting terrorism. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday after opening the new building of the Governorate of Baha region, Prince Naif noted that the Kingdom had earlier organized an international conference on means of combating terrorism, and had called for international cooperation in fighting terrorism. Prince Naif underscored the importance of the security campaigns earlier launched by the Kingdom's Interior Ministry. He pointed out that some Saudi youngsters are now residing in Iraq, and said 'we have been following this matter with the Iraqi authorities and the countries whose forces are stationed in Iraq such as the United States and Britain. "We have asked these parties to extradite Saudis they may capture." "We take into account the possibility of what had earlier happened in Afghanistan', he said and added 'there are restrictions on the Saudis who may try to leave for Iraq, but some Saudis arrive in Iraq via other Arab and Muslim countries "We have reviewed this issue with all countries concerned with the Iraqi problem and with countries neighboring Iraq like Iran, Turkey, Syria and Jordan."--MORE1305 Local Time 1005 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/302274