Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense chaired the Cabinet's session at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Monday afternoon. At the outset of the session, the Cabinet was briefed on the results of the talks held by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Crown Prince with President Almazbek Atambaev of Republic of Kyrgyzstan, the contents of the telephone call received by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques from King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Kingdom of Bahrain, and the results of the Crown Prince's meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Republic of Poland Tomasz Siemoniak. The Cabinet wished all success for the leaders of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Arab States in their thirty-fifth session to be held on Tuesday in the sisterly State of Qatar under the chairmanship of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, commending the achievements of the GCC countries and the development at the level of coordination and integration, praying to Allah Almighty that the efforts of the GCC leaders contribute to further achievements to meet the aspirations and ambitions of the GCC peoples. The Cabinet was briefed on the agenda of the thirty-fifth session of the Supreme Council of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Arab States. The Minister of Hajj and Acting Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Bandar bin Mohammad Hajjar said in a statement to Saudi Press Agency following the session that the Cabinet was briefed on reports on the development of events in the region and the world, and the Kingdom's participation in various international efforts through a number of international conferences and forums. The Cabinet welcomed in this context the statement issued by the members of the international coalition countries against ISIS terrorist organization at the conclusion of their meeting in Brussels, and the agreement to continue to work to reduce the capabilities of ISIS and defeat it, stressing what was expressed by the Kingdom during the conference in emphasizing the importance of moving forward in the fight against terrorism in all its forms and whatever its sources might be and that the Kingdom was and is still in the forefront of countries fighting terrorism as demonstrated by its participation in the international coalition to fight ISIS. --More 15:07 LOCAL TIME 12:07 GMT تغريد
