Saudi king says Riyadh working to keep Syria as unified nation

King Salman officially inaugurated a new session for the consultative body earlier on Wednesday

Reuters December 23, 2015
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DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's King Salman said his government was striving to maintain Syria as a unified nation inclusive of all sects, according to the Twitter account of the Saudi Shura Council on Wednesday.

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The king also blamed the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the rise of militant groups in the region, saying terrorist organisations would not find fertile ground without the Syrian government's policies, the council said.

Saudi invites 65 Syrian opposition figures to Riyadh ahead of peace talks

King Salman officially inaugurated a new session for the consultative body earlier on Wednesday.
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COMMENTS (4)

Romm | 9 years ago | Reply He should be called as Head of the Terrorist Republic of Saudi Arabia...
echoboom | 9 years ago | Reply double-speak: "Unified" means "all sects living together as in Saudi Arabia..under the tyranny of wahabis"
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