Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has framed the search for Middle Eastern stability as a political and diplomatic task, warning that force alone cannot produce a lasting regional order. Speaking by video link to the 16th Gulf Research Forum in Cambridge, United Kingdom, he said the region had reached a pivotal stage that required deeper cooperation and a longer-term approach to crises.
Prince Faisal argued that durable stability must come from diplomatic solutions capable of addressing the roots of conflict. Military action, he said, may shape immediate outcomes, but it cannot substitute for political settlements designed to reduce recurring tensions and build a more predictable regional environment.
The minister linked recent regional developments to broader questions of international security, energy markets and economic growth. In his remarks, he presented Middle Eastern stability not only as a local priority, but also as a condition with direct implications for global trade, investment and strategic confidence.
He called for efforts to preserve the international order and to create the conditions for political solutions that can deliver lasting peace and security. The emphasis, he said, should move beyond the containment of temporary escalations and toward agreements able to address the causes that allow crises to return.
Prince Faisal said any stable regional system should rest on the principles of the UN Charter, including respect for state sovereignty, non-interference in internal affairs, good neighborliness, freedom of navigation and adherence to international law. He described those principles as the foundation for a regional order capable of managing disputes without recurring confrontation.
The Saudi foreign minister also pointed to the region's potential for growth and prosperity. He connected Saudi Arabia's outlook to Vision 2030, presenting development, innovation and wider opportunity as part of a broader stability agenda rather than as separate domestic priorities.
He added that academic platforms such as the Gulf Research Forum can support dialogue, deepen understanding and generate ideas useful to decision-makers. The message placed diplomacy, institutional principles and long-term development at the center of Saudi Arabia's view of how the region should move through its current pressures.
