The Kingdom will continue to confront extremism and terrorism, and will stand firmly against any group that tries to hijack our true religion. We will continue to play a leading and development role in the region, thereby increasing regional and international investment opportunities. The Kingdom will maintain its efforts to tackle the crises in the region and resolve its issues, with the Palestinian cause as our foremost priority. At the 29th Arab Summit, which we called the Jerusalem Summit, we affirmed that the Palestinian cause is our main concern and will remain so until our brothers, the Palestinian people, gain all their legitimate rights, especially the establishment of their independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital. Over the past two years, the Kingdom's assistance to the Palestinian people has exceeded USD $500 million. The Kingdom has repeatedly affirmed that standing by the Yemeni people was not an option, but a duty. We are obliged to support the Yemeni people in confronting the aggression of Iranian-backed militias. The Kingdom reaffirms its continued support for the efforts of the Special Envoy of the UN's Secretary-General to Yemen to reach a political solution in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2216, the Gulf Initiative and its executive mechanism, and the outcomes of Yemen's comprehensive national dialogue. We reaffirm our rejection of the continuous attempts of Houthi militias to impose their will on the Yemeni people, and obstruct the efforts to reach a political solution. The Kingdom will continue to provide support to the people of Yemen, where the Kingdom's assistance over the past two years has reached more than USD $4 billion. For nearly four decades, the Iranian regime has been interfering in the affairs of other countries, while sponsoring and supporting terrorism in the region. These criminal acts, which violate the most basic international norms and conventions, are added to the Iranian regime's record of causing chaos and devastation in many of the region's countries. It is time for this chaos and devastation to stop. The international community must work to put an end to the Iranian regime's nuclear and ballistic missiles program, and stop its destabilizing activities in the region and its flagrant interference in the internal affairs of other countries. With regard to the Syrian crisis, the Kingdom calls for an urgent political solution to end the Syrian turmoil, stave off terrorist organizations and foreign meddling in the country, and allow the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland. --More 19:03 LOCAL TIME 16:03 GMT 0034 www.spa.gov.sa/w790044