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. - The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the two phone calls received from the German Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany and British Prime Minister; and the outcomes of his receptions of the Prime Minister of Republic of Turkey, the Commander of United States Central Command, Indonesian Minister of Defense, Malaysian Minister of Defense , and Deputy Minister of Defense of the Sultanate of Brunei . - The King commended deep bilateral relations between the Kingdom and these countries, the seeking of all for their development and enhancement in various fields, and the strong keenness on all matters for the achievement of peace and stability in the region and the world. - The Cabinet condemned the terrorist bombing incident which targeted Ridha Mosque in Ahsa Governorate, stressing that this criminal act is considered as killing and corruption on the earth, deviation from the teachings of the Islamic religion and contrary to humanitarian values and principles. - The Cabinet stressed the Kingdom's firm positions in combating terrorism and its deviant ideas, and what happened will increase the Kingdom's strength and determination to eradicate the scourge of terrorism and the evils of this deviating group. - The Cabinet reconfirmed the Kingdom's support for the decision of High Negotiating Commission of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Powers in Riyadh to participate in the negotiations of Geneva conference for the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254 with all its provisions. - The Cabinet welcomed the statement issued by the Command of Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen in which it announced the formation of a high level independent team of competent and specialized senior officers, military advisers and experts in the field of weapons and the international humanitarian law to assess accidents, verification procedures, and used targeting mechanism and its development. - The Cabinet emphasized that the Palestinian cause was and is at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's forefront concerns, and its call on the Security Council to set up an international protection system on the occupied State of Palestine, including Holy Al-Quds , in accordance with the Fourth Geneva Convention and the relevant resolutions of international legitimacy, and that no matter what difficulties and challenges have swept the Arab region, they will not deter or preoccupy the Kingdom from standing by the Palestinian people. - The Cabinet expressed its thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for his interest in the national heritage, stressing that his patronization of the inauguration of the thirtieth session of National Festival for Heritage and Culture in Janadriyah embodies his keenness and care for knowledge, culture and its importance in nations-building, and his unlimited support for all matters loyal to the history of the Kingdom.
