issued on the occasion of the visit - which included an agreement on the importance of strengthening strategic, political, economic, military and security cooperation between the two countries as well as mutual work on countering terrorism and terrorist organizations; and that the safety and security of the two countries are integral. The Cabinet was briefed on a number of reports on the developments of events and their repercussions in the region and the world. In this regard, the Cabinet welcomed the joint statement issued following the meeting of GCC Foreign Ministers and GCC Secretary General with US Secretary of State in Doha, which discussed the progress, the next steps regarding the strategic partnership between the two sides, and the areas of cooperation announced at Camp David Summit on May 14, 2015. The Cabinet also welcomed the statement issued by the Arab Peace Initiative Committee at its emergency meeting in Cairo which called for putting Israeli settlement groups on the lists of terrorist organizations in addition to prosecuting its members before international courts. The statement also called for the need to hold the Israeli occupation state direct responsibility for the organized terrorist crimes committed by these groups against the Palestinian citizens. --More 20:37 LOCAL TIME 17:37 GMT تغريد
