Reuters Sunday, March 23, 2003; 10:13 AM
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Shura Council, a government-appointed advisory body, will on Monday condemn the U.S.-led war against Iraq, some of its members said on Sunday.
The 120-member council, seen as a possible precursor to an elected institution, discussed the conflict on Sunday and planned to issue a statement the next day, members said.
"The consensus view was that the war is illegal because it is contrary to (U.N.) Security Council resolutions and international law," said one member who asked not to be named.
"There was also consensus that the war should be condemned because it is not conducive to a peaceful resolution of (the crisis over) Iraq's weapons of mass destruction or the future of a stable and prosperous Iraq," he added.
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal urged the United States and Iraq on Saturday to halt what he termed an illegitimate war which risked igniting further Arab anger.
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