It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRTwenty million Russians are Muslims.
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The Iranians should just stay away from us.
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I don’t think anyone can predict what the short term will look like. In the long term, it will be a Syria without Bashar Assad
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Show me one Iranian diplomat we killed! I can show you many Saudi diplomats who were killed by Iran.
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Like Russia, we have an interest in fighting radicalism and extremism.
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There is nothing to encourage.
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The longer it takes, the worse it will get.
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The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted.
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We both want a unified Syria that is stable in which all Syrians enjoy equal rights.
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But I don’t believe it comes at the expense of the Middle East.
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We believe that introducing surface-to-air missiles in Syria is going to change the balance of power on the ground.
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If you want to have children, go to your wife and make new ones.” [Bashar] Assad’s people rebelled.
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People are saying, “Oh my God, Saudi Arabia has changed.” It’s a contradiction.
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Their parents were told: “You will never see them again.
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This will make the transition happen with less death and destruction.
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That involves the establishment of a governing council, which is to take power away from Bashar Assad,
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We were the first country in the world to hold a national public awareness campaign against extremism and terrorism.
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It is important that Bashar leaves in the beginning, not at the end of the process.
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That would be a different story. But I don’t think World War III is going to happen in Syria.
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I don’t believe in the theory that the United States is reducing its presence in the Middle East.
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Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state.
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Should the political process not work, there is always the other approach.
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Even the disagreement over Syria is more of a tactical one than a strategic one.
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Just like we respect your legal system, you [europeans] should respect our legal system.
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We don’t tolerate terrorism.
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The Middle East has gone through periods of turmoil before.
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We have no issue with seeking to develop the best terms we can with Iran.
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