Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet session held at Al-Yamamah Palace here today. At the outset of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the talks he held with Afghanistan's President Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani as well as on the letters he received from Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, which dealt with prospects of cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and their respective countries as well as the developments on Arab, Islamic and international arenas. To the people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed his thanks and appreciation for the sincere feelings with which they received the speech he addressed to them last Tuesday. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following the session, Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Adel bin Zaid Altoraifi said the Cabinet expressed sincere thanks to and appreciation of the great and valuable meanings and implications of the speech the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques delivered. It showed his sincere care for achieving greater prosperity for all citizens and for supporting and developing state institutions and sectors. The Cabinet prayed to Allah Almighty to bless the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and to keep Allah's blessings of security and development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Dr. Altoraifi also said that the Cabinet praised the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for patronizing the opening ceremony of the Second International Conference on the History of the Founder, King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud. Dr. Altoraifi also pointed out that the Cabinet listened to a brief by Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Deputy Premier, on the outcome of Egypt Economic Development Conference which was held in Sharm el-Sheikh. The Cabinet reiterated the Kingdom's keenness on the stability and prosperity of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the promotion of the Kingdom's relations with Egypt, and the safety and security of the people of Egypt. The Cabinet stressed that the gains and capabilities of Egypt are an integral part of the gains and capabilities of the Arab and Islamic nations. --More 19:18 LOCAL TIME 16:18 GMT تغريد
