Saudi reaffirms vow to Arab Peace Initiative for Palestinian issue

The Saudi foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Wednesday reaffirmed the country's commitment to the Arab Peace Initiative, in the first official comment regarding the normalization deal the United Arab Emirates signed with Israel.

Israel's unilateral moves with regards to settlements are hindering the chances for peace, said Al Saud in an event in Berlin, reported Xinhua, quoting Al Arabiya TV.

"Saudi Arabia considers Israeli unilateral measures to annex Palestinian land and build settlements as detrimental to the two-state solution," Al Saud was quoted by his ministry's tweet as saying.

The Arab Peace Initiative was proposed by Saudi Arabia in 2002, which stipulates that the Arabs can only normalize relations with Israel after the Palestinian issue is resolved.