Twenty million Russians are Muslims.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRBut I don’t believe it comes at the expense of the Middle East.
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There is a political process which we are trying to achieve through what is called the Vienna Group.
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Should we stand by idly while this happens at our doorstep, in one of the countries in which al-Qaida has a huge presence?
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But I don’t believe it comes at the expense of the Middle East.
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It is responsible for smuggling explosives and drugs into Saudi Arabia.
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All of this, however, is still in the discussion phase and in the initial planning phase.
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What we want is stability and security so we can focus on our own development.
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We have always said there are two ways to resolve Syria, and both will end up with the same result: a Syria without Bashar Assad.
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Our concern is that Iran will use the income it receives as a result of the lifting of the nuclear sanctions in order to fund its nefarious activities in the region.
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We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.
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We both have an interest in stable energy markets.
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These people are criminals. They’re psychopaths.
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We support any deal that denies Iran nuclear weapons
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We warned when the crisis began in 2011 that unless it was resolved quickly
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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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To write a constitution and to open the way for elections.
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We both want a unified Syria that is stable in which all Syrians enjoy equal rights.
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People are saying, “Oh my God, Saudi Arabia has changed.” It’s a contradiction.
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Just like surface-to-air missiles in Afghanistan were able to change the balance of power there.
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But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them.
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The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted.
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Should the political process not work, there is always the other approach.
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The longer it takes, the worse it will get.
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As long as Iran’s aggressive policies continue
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The argument is more accurate when one says America is focusing more attention to the Far East.
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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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