(Translation by Yusra Ahmed)
A WikiLeaks document highlighted Saudi Arabia's effort to support the Syrian Revolution by communicating with different parties and countries including the Vatican to encourage Christians to participate in the revolution.
The WikiLeaks document was issued by the Ministry of foreign affairs revealing an exceptional effort of Riyadh by communicating with Vatican to assure Christians in Syria that all powers supported Syrian people would guarantee rights of the minorities in Syria and they would not accept letting Christians suffer of vindictive acts.
WikiLeaks, late on Friday, published more than 60,000 Saudi diplomatic documents to the Internet, a move that echoes its famous release of US State Department cables in 2010, AP reported
It was surprising that communication with Vatican took place by direct order of King of Saudi Arabia, as a special envoy met the Minster of Foreign affairs of Vatican and explained Saudi Arabia's vision which expressed the keenness of the kingdom to keep the rights and freedom of all Syrians regardless of their religions or ethnicities, rejecting any vindictive or marginalizing acts against any of the Syrian community components and the effort of Saudi Arabia to unite the opposition beside and the kingdoms commitment to establish a new regime in Syria guarantees freedom and equality among all people.
Saudi Arabia’s step toward Vatican is considered uniquely exceptional because of previous lack of official relations between both of them, beside the religious and ideological differences and even some aggressive attitude of the Vatican toward the Saudi Arabia because it did not allow building Churches in the kingdom.
WikiLeaks said in a statement that it has already posted roughly 60,000 files. Most of them appear to be in Arabic.
There was no immediate way to verify the authenticity of the documents, although WikiLeaks has a long track record of hosting large-scale leaks of government material. Many of the documents carried green letterhead marked “Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” or “Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
If genuine, the documents would offer a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the notoriously opaque kingdom. They might also shed light on Riyadh’s longstanding regional rivalry with Iran, its support for Syrian rebels and Egypt’s military-backed government, and its opposition to an emerging international agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program.
In its statement, WikiLeaks said the release coincided with the three-year anniversary of its founder, Julian Assange, who sought asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
A WikiLeaks document highlighted Saudi Arabia's effort to support the Syrian Revolution by communicating with different parties and countries including the Vatican to encourage Christians to participate in the revolution.
The WikiLeaks document was issued by the Ministry of foreign affairs revealing an exceptional effort of Riyadh by communicating with Vatican to assure Christians in Syria that all powers supported Syrian people would guarantee rights of the minorities in Syria and they would not accept letting Christians suffer of vindictive acts.
WikiLeaks, late on Friday, published more than 60,000 Saudi diplomatic documents to the Internet, a move that echoes its famous release of US State Department cables in 2010, AP reported
It was surprising that communication with Vatican took place by direct order of King of Saudi Arabia, as a special envoy met the Minster of Foreign affairs of Vatican and explained Saudi Arabia's vision which expressed the keenness of the kingdom to keep the rights and freedom of all Syrians regardless of their religions or ethnicities, rejecting any vindictive or marginalizing acts against any of the Syrian community components and the effort of Saudi Arabia to unite the opposition beside and the kingdoms commitment to establish a new regime in Syria guarantees freedom and equality among all people.
Saudi Arabia’s step toward Vatican is considered uniquely exceptional because of previous lack of official relations between both of them, beside the religious and ideological differences and even some aggressive attitude of the Vatican toward the Saudi Arabia because it did not allow building Churches in the kingdom.
WikiLeaks said in a statement that it has already posted roughly 60,000 files. Most of them appear to be in Arabic.
There was no immediate way to verify the authenticity of the documents, although WikiLeaks has a long track record of hosting large-scale leaks of government material. Many of the documents carried green letterhead marked “Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” or “Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
If genuine, the documents would offer a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the notoriously opaque kingdom. They might also shed light on Riyadh’s longstanding regional rivalry with Iran, its support for Syrian rebels and Egypt’s military-backed government, and its opposition to an emerging international agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program.
In its statement, WikiLeaks said the release coincided with the three-year anniversary of its founder, Julian Assange, who sought asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
Zaman Al Wasl
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