The Minister said that the decision to recognise Al-Quds as the capital of Israel would threaten the peace process in the Middle East and disrupt all initiatives and negotiations to reach the final solution. It is a clear violation of the international resolutions that affirm the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people. He added that East Al-Quds is an occupied territory whose occupation must be ended and that modern countries cannot be built on the basis of old claims. In this case, he said, we will face several demands, one followed by another, and we will never achieve lasting peace in this region. He stressed the importance of preserving the pivotal role of the United States of America to reach a two-state solution based on the resolutions of international legitimacy and the Arab peace initiative. Shaikh Khalid stressed that the only representative of the peoples is the state and not terrorist organisations, and that the region will not achieve permanent stability until after the elimination of these groups and terrorist militias. --SPA 15:23 LOCAL TIME 12:23 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w558605