Riyadh, Aug. 01, 2019, SPA -- The Ambassador of the State of Palestine to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Basem Abdullah Al-Agha affirmed that the directive of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to host 1000 Palestinian pilgrims is an extension of the Kingdom's steadfast stance towards the Palestinian cause since the era of late King Abdulaziz Al Saud, the founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and through his sons, successive kings, until the current era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH the Crown Prince, recalling the statement of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addressing the Palestinian President and people "You are not alone, we are with you and we will continue to be with you until we reach an independent Palestinian state with Al-Quds as its capital according to international legitimacy". This came in a statement by the ambassador to mark the directive of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to host 1000 Palestinians to perform pilgrimage in Makkah this year as part of the monarch's Hajj Guests program, supervised and implemented by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance. -- SPA 17:58 LOCAL TIME 14:58 GMT 0021 www.spa.gov.sa/w1148323