Today, Wednesday, the passage of 6 years (Hijri) coincides with the assumption of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud the reins of power.
He was pledged allegiance to the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Rabi` Al-Akhir 3, 1436 AH, corresponding to January 23, 2015.
Saudis celebrate this occasion with their hearts full of feelings of loyalty, loyalty, gratitude and appreciation, as they witness the unprecedented achievements that their country is witnessing in various economic, educational, health and social sectors, reforms and historical initiatives launched by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the international and national successes that their country is witnessing at various levels.
The Saudis commemorate the sixth anniversary of the pledge of allegiance today, after an exceptional year in which the world witnessed the spread of the Corona pandemic, during which the Kingdom succeeded in facing the challenges that resulted from the pandemic, whether at the local or international level, through its presidency of the G20.
The success of the Hajj season
Indeed, it achieved unprecedented achievements despite the outbreak of the pandemic, the most prominent of which was its success in organizing the last Hajj season, which took place in exceptional and special precautionary circumstances, without recording accidents or infections with the Coronavirus among the pilgrims.
Despite the pandemic, the Kingdom, under the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, hosted the pilgrims, according to a wonderful organization and work witnessed by everyone.
And the Kingdom decided to hold the last Hajj season in very limited numbers for those wishing to perform the rituals of Hajj for various nationalities who are inside the Kingdom, in order to ensure the establishment of the ritual and to ensure the safety of the guests of Rahman in light of the spread of the Corona pandemic, and the decision was met with unparalleled global support.
The Kingdom has harnessed all capabilities to perform the rituals of the pilgrims in safety, security, safety and reassurance in light of the exceptional circumstances that the world is experiencing.
The Twenty Summit .. Leading the global confrontation
At the international level, and with a view to a global confrontation that mitigates the effects of the pandemic, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which chairs the current session of the G20, called for a virtual extraordinary summit that took place on March 26.
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud presided over the work of the first virtual extraordinary summit in Riyadh for the leaders of the twenty most powerful economic countries in the world, to confront the repercussions of the spread of the Corona virus.
During the summit, the G20 countries pledged more than $ 21 billion to fill the financing gap in the global health system, with the aim of supporting the production and distribution of vaccines, diagnostic and treatment tools needed to combat the pandemic, as well as the group’s countries pumping more than $ 11 trillion into a stimulus package to support the global economy.
On Saturday and Sunday, another summit will be held, chaired by the Kingdom as well, to review and discuss policies and initiatives that will address the consequences of the pandemic, in a way that contributes to promoting development and stimulating global cooperation to create a better future for people.
It is noteworthy that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will assume the presidency of the G20 this year 2020, which will conclude by hosting the G20 leaders’ summit presided by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and will be held over two days from 21 to 22 November.
The G20 is the main forum for international economic cooperation and includes leaders from all continents, representing developed and developing countries. The G20 member states collectively represent about 80% of global economic output, two-thirds of the world’s population, and three-quarters of global trade volume.
Representatives of the group countries meet to discuss financial, social, economic and financial issues.
Economic initiatives
At the local level, and in order to mitigate the economic effects of the outbreak of the new Corona virus, the Kingdom presented government initiatives for the private sector, especially small and medium enterprises, which included more than (218) billion riyals, in addition to supporting the health sector with an amount of (47) billion riyals.
Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, confirmed in statements last week, the Kingdom’s success in facing the economic consequences of Corona.
In this regard, he said: “Despite the pandemic, and in relative terms with our counterparts in the G20, we are considered one of the top 10 countries in dealing with the economic consequences of the Corona pandemic in the G20.”
He added, “We are more optimistic that the pace of growth will accelerate with the end of the pandemic and the return of things to normalcy, so that we will be one of the fastest growing G20 countries in non-oil GDP in the coming years.”
Foreign policy … Continuous leadership
In terms of foreign policy, the new Corona virus pandemic has not prevented Saudi Arabia from playing its pioneering role in supporting its brothers, so it continued its support to solve the crisis in Yemen by hosting the donors conference and accelerating the implementation mechanism of the Riyadh Agreement, and it also hosted the Friends of Sudan Conference.
As usual, Saudi Arabia fulfilled its promises to hold the donors conference for Yemen on a “virtual” date, to overcome the travel ban restrictions and the precautionary measures of countries to combat the Corona virus, with the participation of the United Nations.
The conference, which was held on June 2, was attended by more than 126 parties, including 66 countries, 15 international organizations, 3 intergovernmental organizations and more than 39 non-governmental organizations, in addition to the Islamic Development Bank, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies. the Red.
And it came under the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi Crown Prince.
And the United Nations announced that the Yemen donors’ conference held in Saudi Arabia succeeded in raising $ 1.35 billion in humanitarian aid, as part of the 2020 response plan.
The United Nations had estimated Yemen’s needs at 2.4 billion dollars to support basic needs, in addition to 180 million dollars urgently to combat the spread of the new Corona virus.
Saudi Arabia topped the list of donors with $ 500 million, in addition to its announcement of providing other aid for programs to combat the Corona virus.
On July 29, the Kingdom presented to the Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional Council a mechanism to accelerate work in implementing the Riyadh Agreement, including: A ceasefire that began in June continues.
On August 12, Saudi Arabia hosted the eighth meeting of the Friends of Sudan, with the aim of providing more support for peace and economic support.
The Sudan Friends Forum was established in 2018 as an informal group to coordinate political and economic support for Sudan.
Sudan seeks, through partnership conferences with friendly Arab and Western countries, to provide financial support, to attract capital and large companies to invest in the country, and to revive its economy, whose productive sectors are witnessing a terrible decline.
On the external front, too, Saudi Arabia continued to confront Iran’s subversive role.
In his speech during the opening of the works of the first year of the eighth session of the Shura Council on November 11, King Salman affirmed that “the Kingdom confirms the seriousness of the Iranian regime’s regional project, rejects its interference in the internal affairs of states, its support for terrorism, extremism and fanning sectarianism, and calls on the international community.” To take a firm stand towards Iran, which guarantees preventing it from obtaining weapons of mass destruction, developing a ballistic missile program and threatening peace and security. ”
King Salman denounced the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia’s violation of international laws by launching booby-trapped drones and ballistic missiles towards civilians in the Kingdom, stressing the support of the brotherly Yemeni people to restore their sovereignty and independence, through their legitimate authority.
In his speech, King Salman affirmed his country’s position on various issues in the region.
The Saudi monarch affirmed that his country will continue to stand with the Palestinian people to establish an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with international legitimacy decisions and the Arab Peace Initiative.
He also affirmed support for efforts aimed at bringing peace to the Middle East through negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli parties to reach a just and lasting agreement.
King Salman affirmed that his country stands with Iraq and its brotherly people, and supports the efforts of his government for its stability and development, preserving its position in its Arab environment, and strengthening relations between the two brotherly countries and cooperation in various fields through the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council.
With regard to the Syrian crisis, the Saudi monarch said: “We support a peaceful solution in Syria in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2254 and the Geneva 1 track, and the necessity for militias and mercenaries to leave them and preserve the unity of Syrian soil.”
King Salman called for stopping external interference in the Libyan affairs.
He also stressed the importance of supporting Sudan now, and affirmed its full political support for the Juba peace talks.
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