Saudi Arabia has categorically rejected a Russian press report that the kingdom is ready to help with the Geneva 2 conference aimed at ending the Syrian crisis.
A Saudi official told the state news agency SPA on Friday that �the report is inaccurate and Saudi Arabia maintains a firm position on the Syrian crisis.�

The official was referring to a report by Russian news agency RIA Novosti that Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov noted a change in the Saudi stance in a recent phone call between Saudi King Abdullah and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"Despite some nuances in the Saudi Arabian approach to the settlement of the conflict, the [Saudi Arabian and Russian] positions on the organization of the conference were generally close and the parties expressed their readiness to help organize this important international event," Ushakov said.

The Saudi official, however, said that no agreement was made during the phone call between Saudi King and Putin about the readiness of Riyadh to help with the conference.

The Geneva 2 conference, which will be a follow-up to an earlier Geneva meeting in June 2012, was proposed by Moscow and Washington on May 7 but its date has been delayed several times so far.

Saudi Arabia has been provoking the crisis in Syria by supporting Takfiri terrorists fighting against the Syrian government.

Syria has been gripped by deadly unrest since 2011. According to reports, the Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey -- are supporting the militants operating inside Syria.

According to the UN, more than 100,000 people have been killed and a total of 7.8 million others displaced due to the violence.

The UN also says more than four million other Syrians will be forced out of their homes in 2014 by the escalating conflict in the country.

Two million Syrians are expected to take refuge outside the country while another 2.25 million are predicted to be internally displaced in the next year.

By Press TV

 

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