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 talks held by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, commending deep bilateral relations between the two countries and the keenness on their enhancement in various fields in the service of the interests of the two brotherly countries and their peoples. The Crown Prince welcomed the new ministers who were appointed by orders issued by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, wishing them all success and urging them to intensify their efforts with their Cabinet's colleagues and put the interests of citizens at the forefront of their priorities in implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. The Crown Prince also expressed his deep thanks and appreciation to the ministers, who were relieved by royal orders of their posts at their request, for their blessed efforts in the service of the religion and the homeland. Then the Crown Prince briefed the Cabinet on his talks with the President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, during which they reviewed the bilateral relations between the two countries and ways of enhancing them in all fields. --More 15:00 LOCAL TIME 12:00 GMT تغريد
