He said, "We are facing a horrendous tragedy exceeding all political ambitions and goals. There is a humanitarian disaster not seen in modern history; Unfortunately, its victim is a dear Arab country whose infrastructure is destroyed, and whose people are killed relentlessly and mercilessly by a sinful hand that is supposed to protect them and preserve their interests." The Minister of Foreign Affairs said, "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which realizes the size of the pain and suffering of the Syrian people, stands - as leadership and people - behind every possible effort to revive the Arab and international conscience to put an end to this humanitarian disaster, through pushing for a solution based on the principles of the Geneva 1 Declaration which calls for the formation of a transitional governing body with wide political, security and military powers and in which Al-Assad and those whose hands were stained with the blood of Syrians shall not have any role, with the pursuit of a military balance on the ground to force the butcher of Damascus to respond to a peaceful solution in light of his insistence on the military option, which devastated the country and displaced the people so that peace can return to this dear part of our Arab nation and its people can build the glory of Damascus which is at the forefront of the glory of the Orient." --More 16:10 LOCAL TIME 13:10 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w