Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has asked Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to step down and end the war on Iraq, adding he believed a diplomatic solution to the war was still possible.
"Since he (Saddam) has ... asked his people to sacrifice for the country ... he should be the first to sacrifice for his country," he said in an interview Monday with ABC's Barbara Walters. "And his ... if his staying in power (is) the only thing that brings problems to his country, we expect that he would respond to a sacrifice for his country, as he requires any citizen there to ... sacrifice for his country."
Prince Saud repeated calls for a diplomatic end to the hostilities. He also blamed President Bush's advisers for "claiming that war would only bring benefit."
He also said he was frustrated by a lack of encouragement from both the Iraqis and the United States to new Saudi plans to end the conflict.
"I can't help ... but be ... moved to some frustration by the people who have advised and been backing and following through the effort toward conflict in the Middle East," he said. (Albawaba.com)
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