King Salman receives guests of the National Festival for Heritage and Culture (30th Janadriah Festival) on Sunday Feb. 7, 2016. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Sunday called on other countries not to interfere in the kingdom’s internal affairs during his opening remarks at the annual Janadriya cultural festival.

“It is our right to defend ourselves, without interfering in the affairs of others. We call on others to not interfere in our affairs,” Salman said as quoted by the state news agency SPA.

“We defend the Muslim lands, cooperate with the Arab and Muslim brothers everywhere to defend their countries and ensure their independence,” he added.

Al- Janadriya is a cultural and heritage festival held near Riyadh.

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