(18 Apr 2002)
1. Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister, Prince Saud al Faisal, enters room with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov
2. Reporters
3. Wide shot
4. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Igor Ivanov, Russian Foreign Minister:
"The U.N. Security Council will continue discussing the situation in the Palestinian territories within the framework of the necessity to fulfill the resolutions previously passed by the U.N. Security Council. The Security Council will obtain the fulfillment of these resolutions using all the necessary U.N. charters."
5. Reporters, pan to two ministers
6. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Prince Saud al Faisal, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister
"If we equalize both sides (Israelis and Palestinians) in terms of responsibility, they also have to be equalized in terms of duties, which they should fulfill. If we demand that Yasser Arafat be against terrorism, then we have to demand that Sharon stop the aggression and economic pressure on Palestinians, to stop the humiliation of Palestinians. In that sense, we shouldn't be talking about responsibility from only one side, but about the necessity to fulfill their commitments from both sides. But what is most important, and what has already been underlined by Mr Ivanov and myself, is the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Palestinian territories and guaranteeing the safety of Palestinians."
7. Reporters
8. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Prince Saud al Faisal, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister
"Privileged and well-developed relations with Iraq have always united us with Russia. Russia was the main European country to have good relations with Iraq, and we were the main Arab country. That is why we have always had similar views on the situation in Iraq and about the resolution of the disagreements following August 2. We have always tried to find ways out of the crisis in line with the interests of the people of Iraq, preserving the territorial integrity and the independence of Iraq. I believe that if the agreements reached in (the Arab summit in) Beirut are fulfilled, then we will achieve our goal."
9. Various of two men leaving
10. Exterior of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
STORYLINE:
The Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister, Prince Saud al Faisal, arrived in Moscow on Thursday on a two-day visit.
On Thursday he held talks with his Russian counterpart Igor Ivanov at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
These centred on international efforts to resolve the situation in the Middle East.
Saud said that Russia could play a vital role in trying to end the current conflict.
Meeting with journalists after the talks, both ministers stressed that Israeli troops should immediately withdraw from Palestinian territories.
The two men also discussed the situation surrounding Iraq.
A main topic of the talks will be the peace initiative suggested by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah.
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