United Nations, Muharram 25, 1439, October 15, 2017, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has affirmed its commitment to continuing efforts to promote and protect human rights and the importance of cooperation between states and international organizations to support a culture of human rights taking into account cultural and religious differences among countries. This came in the Kingdom's speech at the United Nations during the general debate on the promotion and protection of human rights at Social, Humanitarian Cultural Committee in the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly delivered by the first Secretary in the Permanent Delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Abdulaziz Al-Assem. He stressed the Kingdom's keenness to strengthen cooperation with international mechanisms of human rights, participate in their works and benefit from their resources; emphasizing the importance of enhancing cooperation between countries and international organizations to exchange experiences and promote the culture of human rights. --SPA 14:11 LOCAL TIME 11:11 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w512365