Al-Marsad newspaper: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel Al-Jubeir, in an interview with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer, responded to the question, “Is Saudi Arabia ready to normalize relations with Israel? And if so, when?”
Al-Jubeir said, “Saudi Arabia supports the Arab peace initiative. In fact, we presented it and made it clear that peace comes at the end of this process and not at its beginning, as we said that the countries that signed the Ibrahim Agreements with Israel are sovereign decisions taken by those countries. We hope that These decisions have a positive impact on the Israeli interior.”
On whether Saudi Arabia is ready to join the agreement, Al-Jubeir said, “We have made it clear that we need a process and that this process should include the implementation of the Arab Peace Initiative.
He continued, “Once we achieve this, we are committed to a two-state settlement with the Palestinian state on the occupied territories, with East Jerusalem as its capital. This is our demand for peace.”
He pointed out that peace with Israel “is a strategic choice, but there are certain requirements that must be fulfilled before this happens.”