New York, Jumada I 9 1439, Jan 26, 2018, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia affirmed that any recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel or the transfer of any country's embassy to it is null and void. Such measure only leads to incite tension in the Middle East and weakens the opportunities of reaching a comprehensive, lasting and just solution based on the two-state solution. The Kingdom also stressed that it is time for the UN Security Council to take a firm stance on Iran and to affirm that the international community will not stand idly by and tolerate towards the hostile and terrorist practices of Iran that are destabilizing international and regional peace. It is also time to deal seriously with Hezbollah and to detect its terrorist operations in Syria, Lebanon and other parts of the world. This came in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's speech yesterday before the UN Security Council during open debate on, “the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.” The speech is delivered by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's permanent representative to the United Nations Ambassador Abdullah Yahya Almoalimi, and saying: "I would like to disclose that we agree with speeches of the representatives of the Arab Group, the Organizations of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Non-Aligned Movement." --More 11:56 LOCAL TIME 08:56 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w596257