Prince Turki Al-Faisal, the Saudi Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Ireland, said the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arab and Muslim World have lost a great and unique leader by the death of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz, noting that the late King greatly affected not only the domestic arena, but also all Arab, Islamic and international arenas.
In a press conference held at the Saudi Embassy here today, he said that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz is the best successor to this great predecessor, noting that King Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, were close to King Fahd, who depended on them for everything.
He also said that King Fahd clearly and greatly affected the Kingdom's internal and external policies, adding that King Abdullah had worked closely with King Fahd on these policies, which will not be changed, but will continue and will be completed.
Prince Turki Al-Faisal reviewed King Fahd's great achievements in the educational, constructional and industrial fields in the Kingdom, the expansion of the Two Holy Mosques, the development of the basic and infra structures such as Jubail and Yanbu cities, the issuance of three systems of government, the Shoura Council and regions council, and the reform process launched some years ago.
At the international arena, there were King Fahd's peace plan approved as a first Arab plan for peace in 1982, his efforts to end the Lebanese war at the Taif conference in 1989 and his position towards the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, he said.
Prince Turki Al-Faisal indicated that the Saudi Embassy in London is going to open a condolences book on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., noting that a funeral prayer for the absent for King Fahd will be performed after Friday's prayer at the Embassy's mosque .
