The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Monday afternoon. At the outset of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques welcomed, in his own name and on behalf of the Cabinet, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, wishing them and the new Ministers and officials every success in their new posts. The King expressed deep pride of Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for the service of the nation and his assumption of responsibilities in all honesty and sincerity, also expressing his deep thanks and appreciation to former ministers and officials for their efforts in serving the nation. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques welcomed the leaders of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States on the occasion of the 15th annual consultative meeting to be held in Riyadh on Tuesday, praying to Allah Almighty to guide the GCC leaders to achieve further aspirations of their peoples and support the march of GCC joint action towards various Arab, Islamic and international issues. Then, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on his talks with King Mohammed VI of the Kingdom of Morocco; President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt and President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea, as well as the contents of phone calls he received from King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain; President Francois Hollande of France and President Ismail Omar Guelleh of the Republic of Djibouti, in addition to the content of the message he received from President Dr. Mohammed Ashraf Ghani of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The King also briefed the Cabinet on the results of his meetings with the Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key; the Prime Minister of Romania Victor Ponta and the GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani. --More 15:35 LOCAL TIME 12:35 GMT تغريد
