Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz slammed Friday the Russian and Chinese veto of the UN resolution on Syria, and considered that confidence in the United Nations has been shaken.

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz slammed Friday the Russian and Chinese veto of the UN resolution on Syria, and considered that confidence in the United Nations has been shaken.

"There is no doubt that the confidence of the world in the United Nations has been shaken," he said in a broadcast statement on the Saudi state TV.

"Unfortunately, what happened in the UN, in my opinion, is an unfavorable initiative," he added.