Saudi Arabia Will Go It Alone

[Valin]

NY Times:

MOHAMMED BIN NAWAF BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD

December 17, 2013

 

London Saudi Arabia has been friends with our Western partners for decades; for some, like the United Kingdom where I serve as ambassador, for almost a century. These are strategic alliances that benefit us both. Recently, these relationships have been tested principally because of differences over Iran and Syria.

 

We believe that many of the Wests policies on both Iran and Syria risk the stability and security of the Middle East. This is a dangerous gamble, about which we cannot remain silent, and will not stand idly by.

 

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The foreign policy choices being made in some Western capitals risk the stability of the region and, potentially, the security of the whole Arab world. This means the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has no choice but to become more assertive in international affairs: more determined than ever to stand up for the genuine stability our region so desperately needs.

 

 

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